Firstly convert the denominator to positive number
\(\dfrac{ 1}{-12} = \dfrac{(1×-1)}{(-12×-1) }= \dfrac{-1}{12}\)
\(\dfrac{ 2}{-15} = \dfrac{(2×-1)}{(-15×-1)} =\dfrac{ -2}{15}\)
-1/12 + -2/15
Now let us take the LCM for 12 and 15 which is 60
\(\dfrac{ (-1×5)}{(12×5)} + \dfrac{(-2×4)}{(15×4)}\)
\(\dfrac{ -5}{60} + \dfrac{-8}{60}\)
Since the denominators are same we can add them directly
\(\dfrac{ (-5-8)}{60 }= \dfrac{-13}{60}\)
Answered by Sakshi | 1 year agoBy what number should 1365 be divided to get 31 as quotient and 32 as remainder?
Which of the following statement is true / false?
(i) \(\dfrac{ 2 }{ 3} – \dfrac{4 }{ 5}\) is not a rational number.
(ii) \( \dfrac{ -5 }{ 7}\) is the additive inverse of \( \dfrac{ 5 }{ 7}\)
(iii) 0 is the additive inverse of its own.
(iv) Commutative property holds for subtraction of rational numbers.
(v) Associative property does not hold for subtraction of rational numbers.
(vi) 0 is the identity element for subtraction of rational numbers.
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