Home » Classroom » JAMB Mathematics 1993 Question

Simplify frac 1 p - frac 1 q frac p q - frac q p - JAMB Mathematics 1993 Question

Simplify (\frac{1}{p}) - (\frac{1}{q}) + (\frac{p}{q}) - (\frac{q}{p})

A
\(\frac{1}{p - q}\)
B
\(\frac{-1}{p + q}\)
C
\(\frac{1}{pq}\)
D
\(\frac{1}{pq(p - q)}\)
Ask EduPadi AI...
Correct Option: B

(\frac{1}{p}) - (\frac{1}{q}) + (\frac{p}{q}) - (\frac{q}{p}) = (\frac{q - p}{pq}) + (\frac{p^2 - q^2}{pq})

(\frac{q - p}{pq}) x (\frac{pq}{p^2q^2}) = (\frac{q - p}{p^2 q^2})

(\frac{-(p - q)}{(p + q)(p - q)})

= (\frac{-1}{p + q})

Please share this, thanks:

#JAMB #JAMB

Add your answer

Notice: Please post responsibly.

No responses