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Evalute each of the following:(i) \(\frac{2}{3}+\frac{-3}{5}\)(ii) \(\frac{-4}{7}-\frac{2}{-3}\)(iii) \(\frac{4}{7}-\frac{-5}{-7}\)(iv) \(-2-\frac{5}{9}\)(v) \(\frac{-3}{-8}-\frac{-2}{7}\)(vi) \(\frac{-4}{13}-\frac{-5}{26}\)(vii) \(\frac{-5}{14}-\frac{-2}{7}\)(viii) \(\frac{13}{15}-\frac{12}{25}\)(ix) \(\frac{-6}{13}-\frac{-7}{13}\)(x) \(\frac{7}{24}-\frac{19}{36}\)(xi) \(\frac{5}{63}-\frac{-8}{21}\) |
Answer» (i) \(\frac{2}{3}-\frac{3}{5}\) = \(\frac{2\times 5-3\times 3}{15}\) = \(\frac{10-9}{15}\) = \(\frac{1}{15}\) (ii)\(\frac{-4}{7}+\frac{2}{3}\) = \(\frac{-4\times 3+2\times 7}{21}\) = \(\frac{-12+14}{21}\) = \(\frac{2}{21}\) (iii) \(\frac{4}{7}-\frac{5}{7}\) = \(\frac{4\times 1-5\times 1}{7}\) = \(\frac{4-5}{7}\) = \(\frac{-1}{7}\) (iv) \(-2-\frac{5}{9}\) = \(\frac{-2\times 9-5\times 1}{9}\) = \(\frac{-18-5}{9}\) = \(\frac{-23}{9}\) (v) \(\frac{3}{8}+\frac{2}{7}\) = \(\frac{3\times 7+2\times 8}{56}\) = \(\frac{21+16}{56}\) = \(\frac{37}{56}\) (vi) \(\frac{-4}{13}+\frac{5}{26}\) = \(\frac{-4\times 2+5\times 1}{26}\) = \(\frac{-8+5}{26}\) = \(\frac{-3}{26}\) (vii) \(\frac{-5}{14}+\frac{2}{7}\) = \(\frac{-5\times 1+2\times 2}{14}\) = \(\frac{-5+4}{14}\) = \(\frac{-1}{14}\) (viii) \(\frac{13}{15}-\frac{12}{25}\) = \(\frac{13\times 5-12\times 3}{75}\) = \(\frac{65-36}{75}\) = \(\frac{29}{75}\) (ix) \(\frac{-6}{13}+\frac{7}{13}\) = \(\frac{-6\times 1+7\times 1}{13}\) = \(\frac{-6+7}{13}\) = \(\frac{1}{13}\) (x) \(\frac{7}{24}-\frac{19}{36}\) = \(\frac{7\times 3-19\times 2}{72}\) = \(\frac{21-38}{72}\) = \(\frac{-17}{72}\) (xi) \(\frac{5}{63}+\frac{8}{21}\) = \(\frac{5\times 1+8\times 3}{63}\) = \(\frac{5+24}{63}\) = \(\frac{29}{63}\) |
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