(-1/6)2 + 5/8 (-1/9)
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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(-1/6)2 + 5/8(-1/9)
Equation:
Multiply each number to it's corresponding parenthesis.
=(-1/6)2 + 5/8(-1/9)
=-2/6 + (-5/72)
-2/6 can be lowered to ⅓ by dividing both numbers by 2
= -⅓ - 5/72
Find the LCD of both fraction in order to subtract directly. Notice that 72 is divisible by 3 which is 24, so the least common denominator is 72.
Therefore the denominator of -⅓ will be 72, 72 divided by 3 is equal to 24 multiplied to its numerator which is negative 1, so the numerator will be -24
The first fraction will be -24/72
Now both fractions can be solved since they have a common denominator.
=-24/72 - 5/72
=-29/72