Determine the veracity of the inequality

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Prove if is true or false this statement:

If $q > 0$ , is always $q^{-1} > 0$ ?

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I tried to elevate both sides to pow of $-1$, but the inequality is indeterminate, due to $0 ^ -1$

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The reciprocal of q is equal to 1 divided by q. 1 is positive and q is known to be positive. Dividing a positive number by a positive number always yields a positive number. Thus the statement is true.