Question

What is the difference between the two fractions explain in full detail. Type out answer

Answer 1

Explanation:

There is no difference between the two fractions. I can show you this in the following way, assuming you understand the distributive property. We can write the fraction -7/2 in the following way:

`-(7)/(2) =-1(7*2^-^1)`

Hopefully you agree with me that we can bring the 2 into the numerator if we switch the signs of the exponent. And hopefully you agree that a negative sign is equivalent to multiplying by -1. Therefore, this negative 1 can distribute to the 7 or the 2. It really does not matter. To sum this up:

`-(7)/(2) =(-7)/(2) =(7)/(-2)`