due to the fact that 2 negatives cannot equal a negative, even when subtracting.
you must change the sign or else it will cause a major syntax error.
5^-2 can be expressed as; 1/5^2 = 1/25 positive
The product of two positive numbers or two negative numbers is a positive number.
A positive number divided by a negative number equals a negative number.
A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.
The sum can go either way. The sign of the sum will be the same as the sign of whichever original number is bigger (without regard for signs).
A negative number TIMES a positive number will equal a negative number. A negative number DIVIDED BY a positive number (or vice versa) will equal a negative number. With addition and subtraction, it all depends on what the numbers are.
a negative number
The result is a negative number in this case.
It does not. A negative number multiplied by a negative number equals a positive number.
5^-2 can be expressed as; 1/5^2 = 1/25 positive
The product of two positive numbers or two negative numbers is a positive number.
positivetimes negative equals negative neg. times neg. equals pos. pos.pos. equals pos.
A positive number divided by a negative number equals a negative number.
take any negative number, and subtract a positive number..that is the same as adding a negative number and two negative numbers added together are a negative number.
A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.
The sum can go either way. The sign of the sum will be the same as the sign of whichever original number is bigger (without regard for signs).
Adding a negative number to a negative number makes a larger negative. In order to solve this you add the numbers together as a positive then add a negative sign.