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

Question

Philoid · Accepted Answer

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