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A negative integer is a whole number that is smaller than zero. It is the additive inverse of a positive integer.
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What are the characteristics of negative integers?
A negative integer is a whole number that is smaller than zero. It is the additive inverse of a positive integer.
What is the quotient of a negative integer and a negative integer?
a negative integer
Is the product of a negative and positive integer a negative?
Yes. The product of a negative integer and a positive integer is a negative integer.
What is the product of a negative integer and a negative integer?
A negative integer multiplied by a negative integer is always a positive integer product. -x * -y = xy
Is a negative integer times a negative integer equal to a positive integer?
Yes, and also a negative integer divided by a negative integer is equal to a positive number (but not necessarily an integer).
How do you get a negative integer with a positive integer and a negative integer?
As long as the negative integer is greater than the positive integer, a negative integer will result from addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
When you multiply positive integer by negative integer what did you get?
you get a negative integer
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 can you say about the product of a negative integer and a positive integer?
negative integer
Is positive integer subtracted from negative integer a negative integer?
Yes.
A positive integer plus a negative integer equals what?
Any positive integer plus any negative integer will always equal an integer. The results will be either a positive integer, a negative integer or zero.it depends which is bigger. if the positive integer is bigger the answer will be positive. and if the negative integer is bigger the answer will be negative.
Is the sum of a positive and negative integer always negative?
No. The sum of a positive integer and a negative integer has the same sign as the larger integer.
