SOLUTION: Show that for any positive rational numbers a/b and c/d if a/b is less than c/d that a/d is less than c/b

Question 1145720: Show that for any positive rational numbers a/b and c/d if a/b is less than c/d that a/d is less than c/b
Answer by ikleyn(52777) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Show that for any positive rational numbers a/b and c/d if a/b is less than c/d then a/d is less than c/b
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This statement is INCORRECT.


According to your statement, if we start from the correct statement


     <      with a= 2,  b= 3,  c= 1 and d= 1


then we come to the inequality


     < ,


which is wrong.

Say, where did you get (retrieve) such a GIBBERISH ? ? ? ? ? ?

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