One Minus Sign in a Simple Fraction: Problem 4

Rule 3:
If there is one minus sign in a simple fraction, the value of the fraction will be negative.

Problem 4: Write the fraction in two other ways and find the value of the fraction tex2html_wrap_inline18 .

Answer. It makes no difference where the minus sign is located; therefore tex2html_wrap_inline18 can be written as tex2html_wrap_inline22 or tex2html_wrap_inline24 . Since the numerator is 0, then the value of the fraction is 0.

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