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  • 20-07-2017
  • Mathematics
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Read the following statement: All real numbers have a reciprocal. Which of the following choices is a counterexample to the statement?

1/4
0
1
-7

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jaquefaalan
jaquefaalan jaquefaalan
  • 20-07-2017
0 as its reciprocal is 0.
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windyyork windyyork
  • 03-07-2019

Answer: Second option is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

All real numbers have a reciprocal.

But we know that 0 has no inverse, means there is no reciprocal exists for 0.

Because,

[tex]\dfrac{1}{0}=\infty[/tex]

So, 0 is a counter example to the statement.

Hence, Second option is correct.

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