Question

A rational number P/Q is -ve, If P and Q have signs what r they

Answer 1

Answer:

They are both negative

Step-by-step explanation:

$\dashrightarrow \: - ( { \tt{ \frac{P}{Q}) }}$

• distribute -1 into the bracket:

$\dashrightarrow \: { \tt{ \frac{( - 1 \times P) }{( - 1 \times Q)} }} \\ \\ \dashrightarrow \: { \tt{ \frac{ -P}{ -Q } }}$

Answer 2

$\\ \sf\bull\longmapsto \dfrac{P}{Q}$

• Lets convert

$\\ \sf\bull\longmapsto -\left(\dfrac{P}{Q}\right)$

$\\ \sf\bull\longmapsto \dfrac{-P}{-Q}$