Let a and b be two non-zero rational numbers such that ๐‘Ž+1/๐‘=0 - End-of-Chapter Exercises

part 2 - Question 9 - End-of-Chapter Exercises - Chapter 3 Class 9 - The World of Numbers (Ganita Manjari I) - Class 9

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Question 9 Let a and b be two non-zero rational numbers such that ๐‘Ž+1/๐‘=0 Without assigning any numerical values, determine whether ab is positive or negative. Justify your answer. Given that ๐’‚+๐Ÿ/๐’ƒ=๐ŸŽ, and a โ‰  0, b โ‰  0 Now, ๐‘Ž+1/๐‘=0 ๐‘Ž=0โˆ’1/๐‘ ๐‘Ž=(โˆ’1)/๐‘ Cross multiplying ๐‘Ž ร— b=โˆ’1 ๐’‚๐’ƒ=โˆ’๐Ÿ Thus, product ab is negative

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