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is it right question or not tell me and I will solve it
Answer:
The lowest fraction it can be simplified to is 1/8.
to get from 15 to 12 you subtract 3
to get from 12 to 17 you add 5
to get from 17 to 14 you subtract 3
to get from 14 to 19 you add 5
so, based on this pattern you can assume that you can get the next number by subtracting 3 from 19. so that means you'd do 19-3 and you would get 16 as your answer.
your answer is C.16
Hope this helps :)
Suppose the first integer is x, the second one is then x+1
reciprocals are 1/x and 1/(x+1)
1/x +1/(x+1)=-9/20
make the denominators the same:
1(x+1)/x(x+1) + 1x/x(x+1)=-9/20
simplify the demonstrator and add up the numerators: (2x+1)/(x^2+x)=-9/20
20(2x+1)=-9(x^2+x)
40x+20=-9x^2-9x
9x^2 +49x+20=0
factor: (1+5)(9x+4)=0
x=-5 or x=-4/9 (this one doesn't work because it is not an integer)
so the first integer is -5, the second integer is -4