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Your question is just like asking 'Why is the top of planet earth called North. Or why is the planet Earth always shown on maps with Australia at the bottom and Iceland at the top. The answer to all of these questions including yours, is :- because hundreds of years ago , somebody just decided to make that decision, and we all accept it as what the whole world has chosen to do. It would have been just as logical to call the negative terminal, the positive terminal, but they chose otherwise. There is no explanation needed.
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Do a negative integer raised to an even power always results in a positive integer?
Yes.
When you add two positive integers will the sum always be positive or negative?
It will always be positive.
When dividing a positive number by a positive number the quotient is?
The answer is always positive. If the signs are the same (positive by positive, negative by negative), then the quotient is always positive. If the signs are different (positive by negative, negative by positive), then the quotient is always negative.
Is the distance of a number from 0 always positive?
Yes. -1,0,1 you are always moving. always positive
When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
Why is any number raised to a even power positive?
A positive number times a positive number is always positive. A negative number times a negative number is always positive. Therefore, any square number will be positive. Any number to the fourth power (a square times a square) will always be positive. And so on.
Why are mersenne numbers always odd?
A Mersenne number is one less than a positive power of two. Since the positive power of two is always even, one less than that is always odd.
What power can do the positive changes?
to always do what your conscience tells you to do and to always belive in yourselfs and try new things.
What is one to the fourth power?
One to any power is still one. If the power is positive, you have 1 times itself over and over again, so it does not change. If the power is zero, the answer is always one, no matter the number. If the power is negative, you find the reciprocal of the expression and make the power positive. If the base of the exponential expression is 1, it is always one.
Do a negative integer raised to an even power always results in a positive integer?
Yes.
Is sun positive connotation word?
Yes, sun equals power. Something that will always be there the next day. You can rely on the power of the sun.
Why is the square of a number always a positive number?
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
When you add two positive integers will the sum always be positive or negative?
It will always be positive.
When dividing a positive number by a positive number the quotient is?
The answer is always positive. If the signs are the same (positive by positive, negative by negative), then the quotient is always positive. If the signs are different (positive by negative, negative by positive), then the quotient is always negative.
Why does a negative integer raised to an even power always result in a positive integer?
The multiplication rule of thumb always states that a negative number times a negative number results in a positive number. Since an even number is always divisible by two, any value raised to an even integer power will result in a positive number. However, a basic proof is presented as follows: (-A) * (-A) = A^2 ((-A) * (-A)) ^ 2 = ((-A * -A) * (-A * -A)) = A^2 * A^2 = A ^ 4 ...
Is the distance of a number from 0 always positive?
Yes. -1,0,1 you are always moving. always positive
When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
