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Assertion: Reciprocal of an improper fraction is a proper fraction.

Reason: Reciprocal is also known as multiplicative inverse.

  1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  4. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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Answer

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Explanation

An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator (e.g., 53\dfrac{5}{3}).

Its reciprocal is obtained by interchanging numerator and denominator:

5335\dfrac{5}{3} \rightarrow \dfrac{3}{5}

Since 35\dfrac{3}{5} is less than 1, it is a proper fraction.

So, the Assertion is true.

The Reason is also true because reciprocal is indeed called the multiplicative inverse.

However, the reason does not explain why the reciprocal of an improper fraction becomes a proper fraction. It only defines what a reciprocal is.

Hence, option 2 is the correct option.

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