SOLUTION: Given: 0<A<B Explain why it is correct to claim that A/B<B/A is true. I need help with this problem.

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Question 1106275: Given: 0 Explain why it is correct to claim that A/B

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Given +0%3CA%3CB+

One way to show A/B < B/A is to compare both fractions to the number 1
Clearly A/B < 1 because +A%3CB+,
and 1 < B/A also because +A%3CB+
so A/B < 1 < B/A ==> A/B < B/A