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What is the sign of the answer when an even number of negative numbers are multiplied?
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What is a negative times a positive times a positive?
A negative. If you have a string of positive and negative numbers multiplied together, all you need to find the sign of the answer is to find the parity of the negative numbers. If there are an odd number of negatives then the answer is negative and if there are an even number of negatives then the answer is positive. Remember, positive numbers make no difference to the sign of the answer.
What two negative numbers when multiplied together equal 72?
Negative 2 and negative 36 multiplied together equal 72 -2 x -36 = 72 Remember when you multiply two negative numbers together you get a postivie number. Since 72 is an even number it has to be divisible by 2 so if you divide it by 2 the number you get (36) times 2 equals 72.
What negative numbers add together to get negative 18 and multiply to get negative 63?
81
The product of 18 negative factors will be?
If an even number of negative factors are multiplied together (such as 18 factors), the answer will be positive. If there are an odd number of negative factors, the answer will be negative.
What is the square root of negative 72?
There is no real number multiplied by itself that equals -72, or any negative number, for that matter. In fact there are no even roots of negative numbers. However, odd roots of negative numbers are entirely possible. For instance, the cube root of -64 is -4 ... rather, ( -4 ) ( -4 ) ( -4 ) = -64
Is the product positive or negative when an even number of negative numbers are multiplied?
Any 2 negative numbers, whether even or odd, when multiplied are positive
What is the rule for determining the sign of the product of two fractions?
It is the same as determining the sign of the product of two integers;+ x + = ++ x - = -- x + = -- x - = +ORIf only positive numbers are multiplied, the result is positive.If positive and an even number of negative numbers (for example, + x - x -) are multiplied, the result is positive.If positive and an odd number of negative numbers (for example, + x + x -) are multiplied, the result is negative.If an even number of negative numbers (for example, - x -) are multiplied, the result is positive.If an odd number of negative numbers (for example, - x - x -) are multiplied, the result is negative.Remember the rule:Product of a positive and a positive fraction is always positive.Product of a positive and a negative fraction is always negative.Product of a negative and a positive fraction is always negative.Product of a negative and a negative fraction is always positive.Examples:½ * ¼ = 1/8½ * -¼ = -1/8-½ * ¼ = -1/8-½ * -¼ = 1/8Source: www.icoachmath.com
Is a number odd or even if multiplied by 2?
All whole numbers, when multiplied by two (2) are even numbers (Of course, this includes zero, which is an even number).
What is a negative times a positive times a positive?
A negative. If you have a string of positive and negative numbers multiplied together, all you need to find the sign of the answer is to find the parity of the negative numbers. If there are an odd number of negatives then the answer is negative and if there are an even number of negatives then the answer is positive. Remember, positive numbers make no difference to the sign of the answer.
What two negative numbers when multiplied together equal 72?
Negative 2 and negative 36 multiplied together equal 72 -2 x -36 = 72 Remember when you multiply two negative numbers together you get a postivie number. Since 72 is an even number it has to be divisible by 2 so if you divide it by 2 the number you get (36) times 2 equals 72.
What is the sign when even number and negative are multiplied?
a huge vagina
What negative numbers add together to get negative 18 and multiply to get negative 63?
81
What is minus?
minus (negative) A negative number multiplied or divided by a negative is a positive. Then, multiplied or divided by another negative gives you a negative. A negative added to a negative is a negative. So adding a third negative is still a negative. Subtracting a - from a - is a -. So, subtracting a third - is still a -. No matter what operation you do, three negatives is a negative.
The product of 18 negative factors will be?
If an even number of negative factors are multiplied together (such as 18 factors), the answer will be positive. If there are an odd number of negative factors, the answer will be negative.
Is the product of an even number of negative numbers negative?
No. Just try it out with 2, or 4, negative numbers.
What is the square root of negative 72?
There is no real number multiplied by itself that equals -72, or any negative number, for that matter. In fact there are no even roots of negative numbers. However, odd roots of negative numbers are entirely possible. For instance, the cube root of -64 is -4 ... rather, ( -4 ) ( -4 ) ( -4 ) = -64
What is the op-op property?
the op-op property stands for the opposite of opposites property. the rule tells you: an odd number of negative numbers multiplied give you a negative answer. an even number of negative numbers multiplied gives you a positive answer. this rule only applies to NEGATIVE numbers. for example: (-1)x(-1)x1x(-1)x(-1)x(-1)x(-1)x1x(-1)x(-1)x(-1) sounds pretty hard right? WRONG there are seven negative numbers. seven is an ODD number. so the answer is -1. if there was eight negative numbers the answer would be 1. hope this helps
