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How do you work out how to times a positive number by a negative number?
Wiki User
∙ 2010-02-26 16:19:57
A positive number times a positive number will always get you a positive number
A negative number times a negative number will always get you a positive number
(same signs will get you a positive number)
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A positive number times a negative number will always get you a negative number
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A negative number times a positive number will always get you a negative number
(different signs will get you a negative number)
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∙ 2010-02-26 16:19:57
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Will a negative number divided by a negative number equal a positive number?
Yes. Good work.
Is the number positive if the power is negative?
It does not work that way. A negative power is simply the reciprocal. So that x-a = 1/xa The reciprocal is negative or positive according to whether the number itself is negative or positive. [And, if the number is 0, the reciprocal is not defined.]
When work is positive and when is negative?
when work is positive and when playing is negative
Show work of 52times -5 equals 15?
52•(-5)=52•5=260 since a positive number times a negative number equals a negative, the answere is -260
Can work positive or Negative in physics how?
Yes Work can be positive or Negative.
What are positive and negative work ethics?
what is positive and negative
Should positive go to positive in a circuit?
No, this will not work. Postitive to Negative/Negative to Positive will work.
How do you multiply two negative numbers and a positive number?
you work left to right
How do you work with negative integers?
Multiply the integer by -1 this makes the number positive.
Is the cube root of negative number a positive?
No, because the inverse function would not work. Every time you multiply a positive by a positive you get a positive.
How do you work out how to divide a positive number by a negative number?
Pretend the negative number is positivedivide the positive number by a positive numbermake the result negative.For example, divide 12 by -6:Pretend -6 is 6divide 12 by 6 to get 2make the result negative to give -2Thus 12 ÷ -6 = -2
How generators work in parallel?
Positive to positive, and negative to negative outputs.
