Q. Perform the operation and reduce the answer fully. Make sure to express your answer as a simplified fraction.41⋅−41Answer:
Multiply Numerators: Multiply the numerators together.We have two fractions, (41) and −(41). To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators (the top numbers) together and the denominators (the bottom numbers) together.Calculation: 1×−1=−1
Multiply Denominators: Multiply the denominators together.Now we multiply the denominators of the two fractions.Calculation: 4×4=16
Write Result as Fraction: Write the result as a fraction.After multiplying the numerators and denominators, we combine them to form the new fraction.Calculation: (−1)/16
Check for Simplification: Check if the fraction can be simplified further.Since the numerator is −1 and the denominator is 16, and there are no common factors other than 1, the fraction is already in its simplest form.
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