<prompt> Hlalosa hore na mosebetsi oa ho fapanyetsana ke ofe.nan  <response>: Instruction in English: Explain what a reciprocal function is. . Response in English: A reciprocal function is a mathematical function defined by the reciprocal or multiplicative inverse of its argument. In other words, it returns the value by which the original quantity must be multiplied to produce one, as in 1x. Given a number x, the reciprocal function can be expressed mathematically as fx 1x. The graph of a reciprocal function is an asymptote, a curve that approaches, but never touches, two different lines: one vertical line on the x-axis and one horizontal line on the y-axis. As x approaches zero from the right, the function approaches positive infinity, and as x approaches zero from the left, the function approaches negative infinity. The reciprocal function has practical applications in fields such as optics, electronics, engineering, and finance. . Response in Sesotho: Tšebetso ea ho pheta-pheta ke mosebetsi oa lipalo o hlalosoang ke phetisetso kapa ka makhetlo a mangata oa khang ea eona. Ka mantsoe a mang, e khutlisa boleng boo palo ea mantlha e tlamehang ho atisoa ho hlahisa e le ngoe, joalo ka ho 1x. Ho fanoe ka nomoro x, tsebetso e tsoanang e ka hlahisoa ka lipalo joalo ka fx 1x. Kerafo ea tšebetso e fapanyetsanoang ke asymptote, mokokotlo o atamelang, empa ha ho mohla o amang, mela e meli e fapaneng: mola o mong o otlolohileng holima x-axis le mola o mong o otlolohileng holima axis ea y. Ha x e atamela zero ho tloha ka ho le letona, tsebetso e atamela ho se fele, me ha x e atamela zero ho tloha ka ho le letšehali, tsebetso e atamela ho se fele. Tsebetso ea poelano e na le litsebetso tse sebetsang mafapheng a kang optics, elektroniki, boenjiniere le lichelete. 