does 4/1 = 8/2

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on Jan 10, 2025 at 2:31 am



You asked:

Prove or disprove that the equation $\frac{4}{1} = \frac{8}{2}$ is an identity.

MathBot Answer:

The left-hand side of the equation evaluates to:

\[\begin{align*}& \frac{4}{1}\\=& 4 \cdot 1\\=& 4\\\end{align*}\]

The right-hand side of the equation evaluates to:

\[\begin{align*}& \frac{8}{2}\\=& 4\\\end{align*}\]

Since $4 = 4$, the equation $\frac{4}{1} = \frac{8}{2}$ is an identity.

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