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Determine if the following statement is true or false.To divide rational expressions, multiply by the negativereciprocal.

Determine if the following statement is true or false.To divide rational expressions-example-1
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The given expressions are rational.

we need to divide it.

Recal that


((a)/(b))/((c)/(d))=(a)/(b)*(d)/(c)

To divide rational expressions we need to multiply the reciprocal not the negative reciprocal.

Hence the given statement is false.

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