Arrange 58,316,−14 and 1732 in descending order of their magnitudes.Identify the largest rational number.
Consider the given numbers 58,316,−14 and 1732.
The LCM of the denominators 8,16,4,32 is 32. Therefore, the given numbers will be:
1]5×48×4=2032
2]3×216×2=632
3]−1×84×8=−832
4]1732
Thus, the numbers in descending order are shown below:
2032,1732,632,−832⇒58,1732,316,−14
Thus the largest rational number is 58.