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Can longitude be a negative number and would this be east or west of the Greenwich Meridian?
When geographic coordinates are to be processed mechanically/mathematically ... likewith computers ... they're written as plus and minus, instead of north/south/east/west.Latitude:positive . . . northnegative . . . southLongitude:positive . . . eastnegative . . . west
The line of longitude marked o degrees on the world map from which longitude east and west are measured?
The Prime Meridian, located at 0 degrees longitude, serves as the reference point from which all other longitudes are measured. Longitudes to the east are designated as positive values, while longitudes to the west are designated as negative values.
Is a positive plus a negative make a positive or a negative?
Positive + Negative = Negative Negative + Negative = Positive Positive + Positive = Positive Negative + Positive = Negative
What is a negative - positive?
Negative * positive = negative Positive * positive = positive Negative * negative = positive
What ocean is madegascar in?
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How is dividing integers similar to multiplying integers with the resulting sign?
The rules for the sign (positive or negative) of the result of a multiplication is the same as division. For multiplication: Positive * Positive --> Positive Positive * Negative --> Negative Negative * Positive --> Negative Negative * Negative --> Positive For division: Positive / Positive --> Positive Positive / Negative --> Negative Negative / Positive --> Negative Negative / Negative --> Positive
If a negative is divided by a positive is it negative?
Yes. Negative/negative = positive Postive/Positive = positive Negative/Positive - negative
When multiplying numbers what do you do with the positive and negative signs?
Negative * positive = negative Positive * positive = positive Negative * negative = positive
When you divided a negative number by a positive number witth the answer be positive or negative?
A negative divided by a positive is negative. A negative divided by a negative is positive. A positive divided by a positive is positive. A positive divided by a negative is negative.
Negative plus a positive?
Negatives and Positives Positive + Positive = Positive Negative + Negative = Positive Negative + Positive = Negative Positive + Negative = Negative
How can the longitude be a negative number?
Longitude is either 'East' or 'West' of the [Greenwich] meridian. Adding letters to a number makes calculations with it difficult, along with being awkward to store in computers, so using the normal number line with negative numbers to the left:longitudes West are Left of the Greenwich meridian and so are represented by negative numbers;longitudes East are Right of the Greenwich meridian and so are represented by positive numbermakes the calculations and storage easy.For example, Land's End at 5o44'W becomes -5o44'and Great Yarmouth at 1o44'E becomes 1o44'
How are multiplying integers and dividing integers alike?
a negative x a negative= a positive, a positive x a positive= a positive, a negative x a positive= a negative, and a positive x a negative= a negative. Same thing with division. a negative divided by a negative= a positive, a positive divided by a positive= a positive, a negative divided by a positive= a negative, and a positive divided by a negative is a negative. U see?
