## AravindG Group Title does a=b always imply 1/a=1/b? 2 years ago 2 years ago

1. AshleyyWhuddupp Group Title

yes,

2. blockcolder Group Title

Except of course when a=b=0 but otherwise, yeah.

3. AravindG Group Title

@badreferences , @apoorvk , @dumbcow , @dpaInc

4. AravindG Group Title

hmm...

5. blockcolder Group Title

If a=b, and they're not zero, you can divide both sides by ab to get 1/a=1/b.

6. AravindG Group Title

@EarthCitizen , @Ishaan94 , @Mani_Jha

7. AravindG Group Title

oh!! thats the answer i was looking for!!@blockcolder

8. AravindG Group Title

@blockcolder

9. AravindG Group Title

this seems a simple qn ..bt i had this doubt from my small classes

10. EarthCitizen Group Title

a=b, so long as a $a \neq0$

It's been answered, but a more rigorous way of answering it would be:$\left\{a=b\mid\forall \left(ab\neq0\right)\right\}$

Whoops, I mean:$\left\{a=b\therefore\frac{1}{a}=\frac{1}{b}\mid\forall \left(ab\neq0\right)\right\}$
As either $$a,b$$ can be $$0$$, but not necessarily both, for the implication to be demonstrably false. A simpler way of showing this is by determining that the product must not be zero.