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  • 11-05-2020
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Liam says -(5/12) is equivalent to 5/-12. Explain if Liam is correct by completing the statement below

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  • 03-12-2021

Yes, Liam is correct.

Discussion;

The negative of unity; (1) can be expressed either as; -1, -1/1 or 1/-1.

In essence, the term; -(5/12) can be written as;

  • -1 × (5/12)

Similarly; the term, 5/-12 can be written as;

  • (1/-1)(5/12).

Since, both terms are equal; We can conclude that Liam is correct.

However, the conventional form of such an expression is; -5/12.

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