`a// [-3]/5+7/21+[-4]/5+7/5=([-3]/5+[-4]/5+7/5)+7/21=0/5+7/21=7/21`
`b// [-3]/17+(2/3+3/17)=[-3]/17+2/3+3/17=([-3]/17+3/17)+2/3=0/17+2/3=2/3`
`c// [-5]/21+([-16]/21+1)=[-5]/21+[-16]/21+1=([-5]/21+[-16]/21)+1=[-21]/21+1=-1+1=0`
a) \(\dfrac{-3}{5}+\dfrac{7}{21}+\dfrac{-4}{5}+\dfrac{7}{5}\)
\(=\left(-\dfrac{3}{5}+\dfrac{-4}{5}+\dfrac{7}{5}\right)+\dfrac{7}{21}\)
\(=0+\dfrac{7}{21}\)
\(=\dfrac{7}{21}\)
b) `-3/17 + ( 2/3 + 3/17)`
` = -3/17 + 2/3 + 3/17`
` = 2/3 + ( -3/17 +3/17)`
` = 2/3 + 0`
` = 2/3`
c)
` -5/21 + ( -16/21 +1)`
\(=\dfrac{-5}{21}+\dfrac{-16}{21}+1\)
\(=\left(\dfrac{-5}{21}+\dfrac{-16}{21}\right)+1\)
\(=-1+1=0\)