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R.K: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 14; Joined: Sun May 27, 2012 2:00 am

by R.K » Mon May 28, 2012 8:07 am

If a and b are positive integers, then what is the ratio of a/b to its reciprocal?

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by Anurag@Gurome » Mon May 28, 2012 8:09 am

R.K wrote:If a and b are positive integers, then what is the ratio of a/b to its reciprocal?

Reciprocal of a/b = 1/(a/b) = b/a

Hence, ratio of a/b to b/a = (a/b)/(b/a) = (a*a)/(b*b) = aÂ²/bÂ²

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by goelmaya » Mon May 28, 2012 9:16 am

Anurag@Gurome wrote:
R.K wrote:If a and b are positive integers, then what is the ratio of a/b to its reciprocal?
Ratio of any non-zero number to its reciprocal is always 1.

Here, a/b is a non-zero quantity.
Reciprocal of a/b = 1/(a/b) = b/a

Hence, ratio of a/b to b/a = (a/b)/(b/a) = 1

how is it 1?

(a/b)/(b/a) = a^2/b,isn't it?

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by Anurag@Gurome » Mon May 28, 2012 9:21 am

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by R.K » Mon May 28, 2012 10:48 pm

but in my book, the answer is a^2/b^2
how is it possible????/

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by Anurag@Gurome » Mon May 28, 2012 10:58 pm

R.K wrote:but in my book, the answer is a^2/b^2
how is it possible????/

See my first post.

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