Q. cba+fedWhich of the following is equivalent to the expression above?Choose 1 answer:(A) bca+edf(B) bca+fde(C) bc,df
Division Simplification: To simplify the given expression, we need to handle the division and addition separately. Let's start with the division part of the expression: (ba)/c. This can be simplified by multiplying the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Reciprocal Multiplication: The reciprocal of c is 1/c. So, we multiply (a/b) by (1/c) to simplify the division. This gives us (a/b)×(1/c)=(a)/(bc).
Addition Simplification: Now let's simplify the addition part of the expression: (d)/((e)/(f)). Since division by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal, we can rewrite this as (d)×(f/e).
Combining Simplified Parts: Combining the two parts we have simplified, we get (a)/(bc)+(d)×(f/e). To combine these into a single fraction, we need a common denominator.
Finding Common Denominator: The common denominator for the two fractions(a)/(bc) and (df)/(e) is bc∗e. However, since there is no term in the original expression that combines c, e, and f in the denominator, we should not combine the two fractions we have into a single fraction with a denominator of bc∗e. Instead, we should look at the answer choices to see which one matches the form of our simplified expression.
Matching Answer Choices: Looking at the answer choices, we see that choice (A) is (a)/(bc)+(df)/(e), which matches the form of our simplified expression. Therefore, choice (A) is equivalent to the original expression.