What is the sign of p * q/p when p > 0 and q = 9

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asked Jan 23, 2023 66.5k views

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Questzen · Answer 1 · 2023-01-29T04:31:07+0000

We want to calculate the sign of the following expression

$p\cdot(q)/(p)$

Note that we are multiplying by p and dividing by p. Since p>0, we can cancel the multiplication and division, so we get

$p\cdot(q)/(p)=q$

Then the sign of p*q/p is simply the sign of q.

In this case, q=9, so the sign of the given expression is the sign of 9. The number 9 is positive, so the expression has a possitve sign.