Calculate the least common denominator (LCD) for the given pair of denominator values.
Answer to Problem 4E
The solution is,
Explanation of Solution
Given: The pair of denominators are,
Calculation:
We may write the denominators in the form,
Calculate the LCD,
We can see in the table, if we multiply 3 into 24 and 2 into 36 then both the denominator becomes common. So, LCD is 21 because it is common after multiplication.
program:
clc clear close all x=input('Enter the first denominator:'); y=input('Enter the second denominator:'); for i=1:y if (rem(x,i)==0 && (rem(y,i)==0)) s=i; end end z=x*y/s; disp('LCD') disp(z)
Query:
- First, we have defined both the denominators.
- The calculate the remainder.
- Then identify at which value remainder is zero.
- Then calculate the LCM.
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