document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=828584>Question 828584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this algebra problem!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the value of a is positive, and the value of b is negative, is the value of the expression<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-b/a*b positive or negative? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As rendered, it would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a-b%2Fa%2Ab ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a-b%2Fa%2Ab\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the signs which correspond,(+)-(-)(-)/(+), or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pos-%28neg%29%28neg%29%2F%28pos%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pos-%28neg%29%28neg%29%2F%28pos%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pos-pos%2Fpos ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pos-pos%2Fpos\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and finally<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pos-pos ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pos-pos\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sign is inconclusive.  You must know the absolute values of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=bb%2Fa ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"bb%2Fa\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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