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Whether the expression represents a positive number, a negative number or zero.
Answer to Problem 16OE
The expression represents a negative number.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given expression is:
Calculation:
As there are even number of negative factors in numerator, the numerator will be positive and the sign of the larger number is negative in denominator, hence the denominator will be negative.
Also, the quotient of two positive numbers and the quotient of two negative numbers is always positive. Whereas, the quotient of one positive and one negative number is always negative.
Hence, the given expression represents a negative number.
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