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R0011-06489 · q-20261009-advance-20261013-r03-rational-number-0089
Exact rational representations have nonzero denominators; a=1/2, b=-1/3. Negative input denominators are allowed. The target is -3/-6 and x+a+b=target. Give (x, x+a+b−target). Use exact reduced fractions with positive denominators, retaining /1 for integers.
G001 — Exact rational representations have nonzero denominators; a=1/2, b=-1/3. Negative input denominators are allowed. The target is -3/-6 and x+a+b=target. Give (x, x+a+b−target). Use exact reduced fractions with positive denominators, retaining /1 for integers.Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.
Before
raw a=[1, 2];raw b=[-1, 3]
After
a=1/2;b=-1/3
Conditions: none
Original denominators need only be nonzero;negative denominators are valid.Normalize to reduced positive-denominator fractions for exact arithmetic while retaining the original representations and sources.
Rule: nonzero_signed_rational_representation · Uses: G001
Before
target minus a := sub(1/2, 1/2)
After
target minus a = 0
Conditions: none
From x+a+b=target,subtract a first.
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001
Before
missing rational addend := sub(0, -1/3)
After
missing rational addend = 1/3
Conditions: none
Then subtract b to obtain the unique rational addend x.
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002
Before
reverse x+a := sum(1/3, 1/2)
After
reverse x+a = 5/6
Conditions: none
Substitute the recovered x back and add a.
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003
Before
reverse x+a+b := sum(5/6, -1/3)
After
reverse x+a+b = 1/2
Conditions: none
Add the original b to reconstruct the original left side.
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004
Before
missing addend substitution residual := sub(1/2, 1/2)
After
missing addend substitution residual = 0
Conditions: none
Subtract the original target from the substituted value;the result must be exactly0.
Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005
Before
x=1/3;target=1/2
After
substitution residual=0/1
Conditions: none
Audit the rearrangement by full substitution,not by copying the target or confusing zero residual with undefinedness.
Rule: rational_missing_addend_reverse_audit · Uses: G001, S006
S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute missing addend substitution residual with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute reverse x+a+b with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute reverse x+a with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute missing rational addend with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute target minus a with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.(1/3, 0/1)
The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.
Review date: 2026-10-26
Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.
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