Evaluate the expression for h = –10 and j = 0. Simplify your answer.

Question

hj
h + j
=

Answer 1

To evaluate the expression given \( h = -10 \) and \( j = 0 \), we can substitute these values into the expression:

\[ \frac{hj}{h + j} \]

First, we calculate \( hj \):

\[ hj = (-10)(0) = 0 \]

Next, we calculate \( h + j \):

\[ h + j = -10 + 0 = -10 \]

Now we can substitute these results back into the expression:

\[ \frac{hj}{h + j} = \frac{0}{-10} \]

Since any number divided by a non-zero number is 0, we have:

\[ \frac{0}{-10} = 0 \]

Thus, the simplified answer is:

\[ \boxed{0} \]