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3   7   - 11   - 5                                                    -5
             Example 7. Evaluate:  +        +      +    .         Example 9. What should be added to           to get
                                      5   3    5      3                                                     8
                         æ 3   - 11ö   æ 7  - 5ö                  7 ?
             Solution:  ç   +      ÷ + ç  +    ÷
                         è 5    5 ø    è 3   3 ø                  9
                                  æ3  + -11) ö   æ7   ( - ö       Solution: Let the required number be x then,
                                       (
                                                         5)
                                = ç          ÷ + ç  +      ÷      According to the questions,
                                  è     5    ø   è3     3  ø
                                                                               -5        7        7   5
                                                  5
                                  æ3  -11 ö   æ7  - ö                              + x =   Þ x =    +
                                = ç       ÷ + ç     ÷                           8        9        9   8
                                  è   5   ø   è 3   ø                                        56  + 45   101
                                   -8   2   -24  + 10             Þ                      x =          =
                                =     +   =                                                     72      72
                                   5    3       15                                                   101
                                   -14                            Hence, the required number is          .
                                =                                                                    72
                                   15
                                                                  Example 10. Verify the equation given below,
             Example 8.    What should    be subtracted from      and name the property also.
             -3
                                                                                                          7
                 to get -6?                                                æ  3  - 2ö   - 7  3    æ -2   - ö
              7                                                            ç  +     ÷ +    =    + ç   +     ÷
                                                                           è 4   5 ø   10    4    è 5    10  ø
             Solution: Let the required number be x then,
                                                                                                                  7
                                                                                   2
                                                                            æ3    - ö    -7          3    æ -2   - ö
             According to the questions,                          L.H.S. = ç   +     ÷ +    R.H.S =     + ç   +     ÷
                                                                            è4    5  ø  10           4    è 5    10  ø
                              -3
                                  - x = -6                                   æ15  - ö    -7          3    æ 4   7
                                                                                   8
                                                                                                           - - ö
                               7                                               = ç   ÷ +               =  + ç     ÷
                                  -3                                         è 20    ø  10           4    è 10    ø
             Þ                        = x  - 6
                                                                                                          æ
                                   7                                       =  7  +  -7                   =  3  + ç  -11 ö
                                                                                                               ÷
                              -3                                             20   10                  4   è 10  ø
             Þ                    + 6 = x
                               7                                           =  7  -14                     =  15  - 22
                                        - + 42                                 20                       20
                                         3
             Þ                      x =
                                           7                               =  -7                            =  -7
                                        39                                   20                       20
                                      =
                                         7                                          L.H.S = R.H.S
                                                39
             Hence, the required number is        .               Thus, rational numbers are associative under
                                                7                 addition.
              E     xercise 1.1


                1. Write the follow ing ratio nal numbers in the stan dard form:
                        44                   34                         -28                    -105
                    (i)                  (ii)                       (iii)                  (iv)
                        77                  - 20                        -15                      98
                2. Deter mine which ratio nal number is greater in each case:
                        5 -3                -5 4                        -7  -5
                    (i)  ,               (ii)  ,                    (iii)  ,
                        8 7                  7  -9                      11 8

                3. Add the following rational numbers:
                        -5     3            -15      7
                    (i)     and          (ii)    and
                         7     7             4       4
                        -8      -4           6     -9
                   (iii)    and         (iv)   and
                        11     11           13     13



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