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Fill in the blanks with the correct symbol out of >, < and =: (-2/3)…. (5/-8) |
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Answer» (-2/3) < (5/-8) Because, First we write each of the given numbers with a positive denominator. = (5/-8) = [(5× (-1))/ (-8×-1)] = (-5/8) The LCM of the denominators 3 and 8 is 24 ∴ (-2/3) = [(-2×8)/ (3×8)] = (-16/24) and (-5/8) = [(-5×3)/ (8×3)] = (-15/24) Now, -16 = -15 ⇒ (-16/24) < (-15/24) ⇒ (-2/3) < (-5/8) Hence, (-2/3) < (5/-8) |
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