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Verify the following:
$$\dfrac {-12}{5} + \dfrac {2}{7} = \dfrac {2}{7} + \dfrac {-12}{5}$$.

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Firstly let us consider the left hand side (LHS)
$$\dfrac {-12}{5} + \dfrac {2}{7}$$

Since the denominators are different we need to take the LCM

LCM of the denominators $$5$$ and $$7$$ is $$35$$

So by multiplying the numerator and denominator by $$7$$ we get, $$\dfrac {-12}{5} = \dfrac {-12\times 7}{5\times 7} = \dfrac {-84}{35}$$

And by multiplying the numerator and denominator by $$5$$ we get, $$\dfrac {2}{7} = \dfrac {2\times 5}{7\times 5} = \dfrac {10}{35}$$
$$\therefore LHS= \dfrac {-12}{5} + \dfrac {2}{7} = \dfrac {-84}{35} + \dfrac {10}{35}$$

Similarly,

We have right hand side (RHS):
$$\dfrac {2}{7} + \dfrac {-12}{5}$$

Since the denominators are different we need to take the LCM

LCM of the denominators $$7$$ and $$5$$ is $$35$$

So by multiplying the numerator and denominator by $$5$$ we get, $$\dfrac {2}{7} = \dfrac {2\times 5}{7\times 5} = \dfrac {10}{35}$$

And by multiplying the numerator and denominator by $$7$$ we get, $$\dfrac {-12}{5} = \dfrac {-12\times 7}{5\times 7} = \dfrac {-84}{35}$$

$$\therefore RHS =\dfrac {2}{7} + \dfrac {-12}{5} = \dfrac {10}{35} + \dfrac {-84}{35}$$

Since it has the same denominators we can add directly $$\dfrac {10}{35} + \dfrac {-84}{35} = \dfrac {10 + (-84)}{35} = \dfrac {10 - 84}{35}$$
$$\Rightarrow \dfrac {-74}{35}$$

$$LHS = RHS$$ i.e. $$\dfrac {-75}{35} = \dfrac {-74}{35}\therefore \dfrac {-12}{5} + \dfrac {2}{7} = \dfrac {2}{7} + \dfrac {-12}{5}$$ is verified.

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