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Question
‘a’ and ‘b’ are two different numbers taken from the numbers 1 – 50. What is the largest value that `(a - b)/(a + b)` can have? What is the largest value that `(a + b)/(a - b)` can have?
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Solution
Given, a and b are two different numbers between 1 to 50.
Let a = 50 and b = 1
∴ `(a - b)/(a + b) = (50 - 1)/(50 + 1) = 49/51`, which is the largest value.
Similarly, Let a = 50 and b = 49
∴ `(a + b)/(a - b) = (50 + 49)/(50 - 49) = 99/1 = 99`, which is the largest value.
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