Verify if (ab+c)/(c+ab) = 1: Rational Expression Analysis

Indicate whether true or falseab+cc+ab=1 \frac{a\cdot b+c}{c+a\cdot b}=1

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00:00 Determine if the equation is correct
00:04 Let's use the commutative law and arrange the expression
00:17 Let's reduce what we can, when reducing the entire fraction we get 1
00:20 Let's compare the expressions
00:24 And this is the solution to the question

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Indicate whether true or falseab+cc+ab=1 \frac{a\cdot b+c}{c+a\cdot b}=1

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ab+cc+ab=?1 \frac{ab+c}{c+a b}\stackrel{?}{= }1 Looking at the expression on the left side, note that direct use of the distributive property in addition in the fraction's numerator (or alternatively in its denominator) gives us:

ab+cc+ab=c+abc+ab=1 \frac{a b+c}{c+a b}=\\ \frac{c+a b}{c+ab}=\\ 1 where in the final step we used the fact that dividing any number by itself always yields 1,

Therefore, the expressions on both sides of the (assumed) equality are indeed equal, meaning:

ab+cc+ab=c+abc+ab=!1 \frac{a b+c}{c+a b}= \frac{c+a b}{c+ab}\stackrel{!}{= }1

(In other words, an identity equation holds- which is true for all possible values of the parameter a,b,c a,b,c )

Therefore, the correct answer is answer A.

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Complete the corresponding expression for the denominator

\( \frac{12ab}{?}=1 \)

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