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Simplify:(i) \(\frac{-3}{2}+\frac{5}{4}-\frac{7}{4}\)(ii) \(\frac{5}{3}-\frac{7}{6}+\frac{-2}{3}\)(iii) \(\frac{5}{4}-\frac{7}{6}-\frac{-2}{3}\)(iv) \(\frac{-2}{5}-\frac{-3}{10}-\frac{-4}{7}\)(v) \(\frac{5}{6}+\frac{-2}{5}-\frac{-2}{15}\)(vi) \(\frac{3}{8}-\frac{-2}{9}+\frac{-5}{36}\) |
Answer» (i) We have, \(\frac{-3}{2}+\frac{5}{4}-\frac{7}{4}\) = \(\frac{-3\times 2+5\times 1-7\times 1}{4}\) (L.C.M of 2, 4 and 4 is 4) = \(\frac{-6+5-7}{4}\) = \(\frac{-13+5}{4}\) = \(\frac{-8}{4}\) = -2 (ii) We have, \(\frac{5}{3}-\frac{7}{6}+\frac{2}{3}\) = \(\frac{5\times 2-7\times 1-2\times 2}{6}\) (L.C.M of 3, 6 and 3 is 6) = \(\frac{10-7-4}{6}\) = \(\frac{-1}{6}\) (iii) We have, \(\frac{5}{4}-\frac{7}{6}+\frac{2}{3}\) = \(\frac{5\times 6-7\times 4+2\times 8}{24}\) (L.C.M of 4, 6 and 3 is 24) = \(\frac{30-28+16}{24}\) = \(\frac{2+16}{24}\) = \(\frac{18}{24}\) = \(\frac{3}{4}\) (iv) We have, \(\frac{-2}{5}+\frac{3}{10}+\frac{4}{7}\) = \(\frac{-2\times 14+3\times 7+4\times 10}{70}\) (L.C.M of 5, 10 and 7 is 70) = \(\frac{-28+21+40}{70}\) = \(\frac{-28+61}{70}\) = \(\frac{33}{70}\) (v) We have, \(\frac{5}{6}-\frac{2}{5}+\frac{2}{15}\) = \(\frac{5\times 5-2\times 6+2\times 2}{30}\) (L.C.M of 6, 5 and 15 is 30) = \(\frac{25-12+4}{30}\) = \(\frac{13+4}{30}\) = \(\frac{17}{30}\) (vi) We have, \(\frac{3}{8}+\frac{2}{9}-\frac{5}{36}\) = \(\frac{3\times 9+2\times 8-5\times 2}{72}\) (L.C.M of 8, 9 and 36 is 72) = \(\frac{27+16-10}{72}\) = \(\frac{43-10}{72}\) = \(\frac{33}{72}\) = \(\frac{11}{24}\) |
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