Q127 of 129 Page 57

Write a pair of fractions whose sum is and difference is .

Let the two numbers be x and y


Now sum of two numbers will be


…eqn 1


Difference of two numbers will be


…eqn 2


Now subtracting equation 2 from 1 we get






Now substituting in eqn 1


We get




⇒ 22x + 5 = 14


⇒ 22x = 14 – 5



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