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How would you Explain how you would decide whether the product of three numbers is positive or negative?
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∙ 6y ago
If all three numbers are positive then the product obviously has to be positive. If TWO of the three numbers are negative, then the product is also positive. But if exactly ONE of the three numbers is negative or if all THREE are negative, then the product must be negative. In general, a product of numbers is negative if an ODD NUMBER of the terms is negative.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe following rules work for the product of ANY amount of numbers.* If one of the numbers is zero, the product is zero.
* Otherwise, if the number of negative numbers is even (0, 2, 4, 6, etc.), the product is positive.
* Otherwise the product is negative.
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∙ 6y agoIf an odd number of the three multiplicands was negative then so is their product.
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What is the product of two negative and three positive numbers?
It is positive. Any product of an even number of negative numbers will be positive, regardless of how many positive numbers you have. Similarly any product of an odd number of negative numbers will be negative, regardless of how many positive numbers you have.
Is the product of 33 negative numbers and 2 positive numbers a positive number or a negative number?
(The product of 33 negative numbers) x (2 positive numbers) = (negative sign) x (positive sign) = negative sign
Is the product of positive numbers and 7 negative numbers a positive number or a negative number?
negative
Is the product of 7 positive numbers and 6 negative numbers a positive or negative number?
positive
The product of two posotive numbers or two negative numbers is?
The product of two positive numbers or two negative numbers is a positive number.
What is the sign of the product of 47 negative numbers and three positive numbers?
Negative because product of 47 negative numbers is negative and product of three positive number is Positive , so negative*positive = Negative.
Is product is plus or minus?
if 2 positive numbers are multiplied, then the product is positive. if 2 negative numbers are multiplied, the product is positive. if a positive and a negative number are multiplied, the product is negative.
What is the product of two negative and three positive numbers?
It is positive. Any product of an even number of negative numbers will be positive, regardless of how many positive numbers you have. Similarly any product of an odd number of negative numbers will be negative, regardless of how many positive numbers you have.
The product of two numbers with different signs is always a negative?
The product of negative number and a positive number is always a negative. The product of two positive numbers, or two negative numbers, is always a positive.
Is the product of 33 negative numbers and 2 positive numbers a positive number or a negative number?
(The product of 33 negative numbers) x (2 positive numbers) = (negative sign) x (positive sign) = negative sign
Are the product of two opposite numbers positive?
No. The product of two opposite numbers is always negative. Negative x positive = negative and Positive x negative = negative
Why do numbers have both positive and negative roots?
because you can get a positive number as EITHER a product of 2 positive numbers OR the product of the negatives of the SAME 2 numbers; the product of 2 negative numbers is positive.
Is the product of positive numbers and 7 negative numbers a positive number or a negative number?
negative
Is the product of 7 positive numbers and 6 negative numbers a positive or negative number?
positive
Is the product of 33 negative numbers and 3 positive numbers a positive or negative number?
The product of all those numbers will always be a negative number.
The product of two posotive numbers or two negative numbers is?
The product of two positive numbers or two negative numbers is a positive number.
Why does the product of 4 negative numbers equal a positive?
If you know that the product of 2 negative numbers is positive, then the product of 4 negative numbers has to be positive. The product of the first two negative numbers is positive and the next two negative numbers is positive. Multiplying the product of the first two numbers (positive number) and the product of the last two numbers (also positive), is a positive number times a positive number which is positive. Let a, b, c and d be negative numbers: (a*b*c*d) = (a*b)*(c*d) (-ve*-ve*-ve*-ve)=(-ve*-ve)*(-ve*-ve)= (+ve)*(+ve) = (+ve)
