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For example, an altitude above sea-level can be expressed as a positive number; below sea-level is negative.
Or: If you have money, you have a positive amount of money; if you owe money, that goes against you, you have "less than nothing", so it can be expressed as a negative amount.
In technology and science - would you classify that as "real-world"? - negative numbers are used all the time. For example, if you decide that moving in a certain direction (e.g., "up") is positive, a movement in the opposite direction is negative.
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When a solution set to a real world problem involving polynomials contains both positive and negative solutions why are the negative solutions often discarded?
The negative solutions are often discard because they have no real meaning in the real world, for example, you can not have -6 apples, it just doesn't make sense.
What is a real world example of a fjord?
A fjord is a real world example of a fjord! They exist in the real world.
A real life example of negative goodwill?
There are a great many real life examples of negative good will. Stealing for a stranger's child to feed your child is a good example.
Is pi an Example of a number that is not real?
No. The square root of negative one is an example of an imaginary (not real) number. Pi is irrational, but real.
HOW Can you use absolute to represent a negative number in a real-world situation?
use a absolute value to represent a negative number in the real world
How can you use absolute value to represent a negative number in a real-world situation?
use a absolute value to represent a negative number in the real world
What is a real world example of circumference?
The Equator is a real world example, being the circumference of the Earth.
Where do you use negative numbers in the real world?
Jeopardy.
What is the real world example?
Of what?
What is a real world example of a pentagon?
where could you find a pentagon in the real world
What is a Real world example of conservation'?
Example is too omitted to be real. Example is much more unresponsive
What is a real number times itself that results in a negative number?
You can't square a number and get a negative result unless you go into the world of imaginary numbers: i is the sqrt of -1 so sqrt, for example -5, = i root 5.
