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There are infinitely many pairs of positive integers that satisfy the equation x - y = 42, starting with (43, 1), (44, 2), (45, 3) and so on.
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The difference of a positive integer and a positive integer is sometimes negative True or False?
True, an example of this is 1 - 2 = -1 1 - -------2 is = to -15000 fact
What is an integer that it less than -2?
Subtract any POSITIVE integer from -2, and you get an integer that is smaller.
What can you say about the difference of two positive integers?
Add the opposite Integer. For example: 4-5=4+(-5), or -8-2=-8+(-2)
What do you get when you subtract a negative integer from a positive integer?
You will get a positive integer. If you subtract a negative number, you will be adding it. I think of it like 2 minuses equals a plus. :P
What is the largest positive integer?
The set of positive integers is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}. Because the values approach positive infinity there is no largest positive integer. If you pick any positive integer, you can always create a larger one by simply adding 1 to it. So there can be no largest positive integer.
What is the difference between subtracting a negative integer and adding a positive integer?
In the end, there is no difference because subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding a positive integer. 1-(-1)=2 1+1=2
When a positive integer is subtracted from a positive integer the difference is a positive intteger?
Only if the first positive integer is greater. 4 - 9 = -5
The difference of a positive integer and a positive integer is sometimes negative True or False?
True, an example of this is 1 - 2 = -1 1 - -------2 is = to -15000 fact
What integer divided by positive 5 equals the difference when positive 2 is subtracted from negative 4?
x/5=-4-2 x=(-6)*5 x=-30 the integer is -30
The sum of a positive integer and a positive integer is?
A positive integer plus a positive integer is equal to a positive integer. For example, 2 + 2 = 4. The two digits being added together are called the addends, while the answer is called the sum.
Can the sum of two integers sometimes be positive?
Yes.2 is an integer. 2 and 2 is 4 (positive integer).
Is the difference between any two integers negative?
The difference depends on the integers. If the first integer is greater than the second then difference is positive. If the first integer is less than the second then difference is negative. For example 6-4 = +2; 4-6 = -2
Is nonnegative integers a positive integer?
Yes but a double negative integer is also positive as for example --2 = +2
What is the product of a negative integer and a negative integer and a negative integer and a negative integer?
It is positive as for example: -2*-2*-2*-2 = 16
What does positive and negative integer mean?
A positive integer would just be a regular number like 2. A negative integer is a negative number like -2. (2 below zero)
Is 2 a positive integer?
Yes
What is a negative integer minus a negative integer?
negative*negative=positive ex. negative 2*negative 2= positive 4
