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How do we add integers with opposite sign?
To add two integers with opposite signs . . . -- Ignore the signs, and write the difference between the two numbers. -- Give it the same sign as the larger original number has.
Does multipling two negative numbers equal a positive?
If two numbers have the same sign, their product is positive. If two numbers have opposite signs, their product is negative. So the answer is 'yes'.
Is the quotient of two signed numbers that have opposite signs a positive number or a negative number?
negative
What do opposites signs of numbers indicateand how do they determine the location of rational numbers on a horizontal and vertical number lines?
If two numbers have opposite signs then they are at the same distance from zero but on opposite sides of it. Conventionally, positive numbers are to the right of the zero or above it whereas negative numbers are to the left or below.
What is a positive divided by anegative equals?
If two numbers have opposite signs, then their product and quotient are both negative.
Are two integers that are opposite also called additive inverses.?
Yes. Those would be numbers such as 5 and -5, which only have opposite signs - they are called additive inverses (of one another).
How do we add integers with opposite sign?
To add two integers with opposite signs . . . -- Ignore the signs, and write the difference between the two numbers. -- Give it the same sign as the larger original number has.
Does multipling two negative numbers equal a positive?
If two numbers have the same sign, their product is positive. If two numbers have opposite signs, their product is negative. So the answer is 'yes'.
Is the quotient of two signed numbers that have opposite signs a positive number or a negative number?
negative
What do opposites signs of numbers indicateand how do they determine the location of rational numbers on a horizontal and vertical number lines?
If two numbers have opposite signs then they are at the same distance from zero but on opposite sides of it. Conventionally, positive numbers are to the right of the zero or above it whereas negative numbers are to the left or below.
What is a positive divided by anegative equals?
If two numbers have opposite signs, then their product and quotient are both negative.
Two numbers with the same absolute value but different signs?
opposites, additive inverses
What are two numbers that are the same distance from zero but are on different sides called?
Opposite numbers.
How do you add two numbers with opposite signs?
Subtract the absolute value of the smaller number from the absolute value of the larger number. The answer will have the sign of the larger numbers.
Why -2 times minus 2 equals plus 4?
When two numbers have the same sign, whether plus or minus, their product is positive. When two numbers have opposite signs, their product is negative.
What is the additive inverse of 78?
Two numbers that are the same distance from zero on the number line but are on opposite sides of zero are opposite numbers, or opposites. The opposite of a number is called its additive inverse. The opposite of 78 is -78.
What is the rule for multiplying and dividing two numbers with different signs?
If the two numbers have different signs, then the result will be negative. If the two numbers have the same signs, the result will be positive. This assumes all the numbers are non-zero.
