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A rational number equals its own reciprocal, and is also a rational number .
How many such rational numbers exist, and what are they?

Class 8Properties of Rational NumbersNumber System
  • ATwo: 1 and -1
  • BOne: only 1
  • CInfinitely many
  • DNone

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gives , so or . Both are rational, so there are exactly two such numbers.
Answer: A) Two: 1 and -1

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