[Math4u] Re: Does fraction mean division?

Hi,

I really don't understand what you mean by :

sqrt(3)/sqrt(2) is division but not fraction

Badriya
--- In Math4u@yahoogroups.com, sanjiva dayal <sanjivadayal@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
> sqrt(3)/sqrt(2) is division but not fraction.
> Sanjiva
>
> --- Vinaire vinaire@... wrote:
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> > A fraction is represented by a ratio of two numbers,
> > but not all ratios are fractions. A fraction is a
> > single quantity.
> >
> > Vinaire
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: testimprove bonnerentree2003@...
> > To: Math4u@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 4:43:14 PM
> > Subject: [Math4u] Re: Does fraction mean division?
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> > hello,
> >
> > "Fractions result from INEXACT DIVISION, when we
> > view the remainder as a ratio of the divisor. "
> >
> > 19 divid by 8 = quotient 2 and the remainder 3
> >
> > so the ratio 3 : 8 is equal to the fraction 3/8
> > isn't it?
> >
> > another example :
> >
> > 35 divided by 6 = quotient 5 and the remainder 5
> >
> > so the ratio is 5 : 6 and the fraction is 5/6
> >
> > my question is :
> >
> > when I see the fraction as for example : 9/14 I can
> > quickly say
> >
> > that is a ratio 9 :14 and this ratio is from some
> > division where the remainder is 9 and the divisor is
> > 14.
> >
> > How to find this fraction?
> >
> > if Q is the quotient of this division , I can say
> > that
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> > Q x 14+9= the dividend.
> >
> > but that didn't give the concret division
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> > Badriya
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> > --- In Math4u@yahoogroups. com, Vinaire
> > vinaire@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Fractions are directly related to the concept of
> > divison.
> > >
> > > Fractions result from INEXACT DIVISION, when we
> > view the remainder as a ratio of the divisor. This
> > gives us a mixed number.
> > >
> > > Vinaire
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: badriyaraihani bonnerentree2003@ ...
> > > To: Math4u@yahoogroups. com
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:07:23 PM
> > > Subject: [Math4u] Does fraction mean division?
> > >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > > What is ¾ ?
> > > We can visualize ¾ as 1 pizza cut into 4
> > >
> > > equal slices and you get 3 slices.each
> > >
> > > slice equals ¼ . and you get 3x1/4. In
> > >
> > > this case ¾ is a fraction (we do the share within
> > 1 )here to
> > > have a whole (1) we mut add 1/4.This is a unit
> > partition
> > > But ¾ can also be seen as 3 pizzas to be shared
> > among 4 persons.
> > > We have 3 units .here we say that we have to
> > divide 3
> > > units into 4.This is a plural partition
> > > So in this case ¾ is a division
> > > In the both cases the fraction bar(/) is used .
> > this slash
> > > sometimes mean fraction and sometimes division.
> > > It is a big mistake to say that fraction mean
> > division.only in
> > > the case of the unit fractions( fractions which
> > have 1 as
> > > numerator) that the meaning of fraction is equal
> > to the
> > > meaning of division.
> > > The fraction ¼ is the same of 1 divided by 4
> > >
> > > Badriya
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