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negative read this : "MULTIPLICATION: minus times minus is plus (negative x negative = positive).....minus times plus is minus (negative x positive = negative).....plus times plus is plus (positive x positive = positive) DIVISION: minus divi minus is plus (negative ÷ negative = positive)......minus divi plus is minus (negative ÷ positive = negative).....plus divi plus is plus (positive ÷ positive = positive)"
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∙ 2011-09-13 14:21:02
middle school math t...
When you multiply
a negative number by a positive number
then the product is always negative.
When you multiply
a positive number by a negative number
then the product is always negative.
( - 2 ) ( + 3 ) = - 6
( - 4 ) ( 1 ) = - 4
( - 1 ) 2 = - 2
( + 2 ) ( - 2 ) = - 4
( 3 ) ( - 2 ) = - 6
4 ( - 2 ) = - 8
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What are the rules in multiplying integers?
Let's use N to represent any number.N x N = NN x -N = -N-N x -N = NSo the rules are:A positive integer times a positive integer will be a positive integerA positive integer times a negative integer will be a negative integerA negative integer times a negative integer will be a positive integer.
What is the product of an integer larger than zero and an integer smaller than zero?
positive times negative equals negative
What is an non-negative integer?
a non-negative integer is a positive integer Example: -2 = 2 -35 = 35
Is negative sixteen an integer?
Yes. "Integer" includes positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero.
What is non positive integer?
A non-positive integer is a negative integer. The term refers to any integer (a number that has no decimal part) that is less than zero.It means that it is an integer (whole number), and that it isn't positive. In other words, that includes zero, and negative integers.
What a negative integer times a negative integer would be?
positive
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).
A negative integer times a positive integer equals what?
A negative integer. Every time.
What are the rules in multiplying integers?
Let's use N to represent any number.N x N = NN x -N = -N-N x -N = NSo the rules are:A positive integer times a positive integer will be a positive integerA positive integer times a negative integer will be a negative integerA negative integer times a negative integer will be a positive integer.
The quotient of a negative integer and a positive integer is?
The quotient of a positive integer by a negative is always negative. Say this to yourself a couple times: "MULTIPLICATION: minus times minus is plus (negative x negative = positive).....minus times plus is minus (negative x positive = negative).....plus times plus is plus (positive x positive = positive) DIVISION: minus divi minus is plus (negative ÷ negative = positive)......minus divi plus is minus (negative ÷ positive = negative).....plus divi plus is plus (positive ÷ positive = positive)"
What is the sign of an integer of the product of a positive integer and a negative integer?
Negative, as for example: 5 times -4 = -20
What is the product of greatest negative integer and smallest positive integer?
The smallest positive integer is 1. 1 is the multiplicative identity; ie anything times 1 is itself. The greatest negative integer is the most positive negative integer which is -1. Therefore the product of the greatest negative integer and the smallest positive integer is the greatest negative integer which is -1.
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.
Is the product of a negative integer and its opposite negative?
Negative times positive equals negative.
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.
When is the sum of a positive integer and a negative integer positive?
When the positive integer is greater than the negative integer.
Why is the product of a positive integer and a negative integer a negative integer?
I honestly don't know :D but heres something to help you "MULTIPLICATION: minus times minus is plus (negative x negative = positive).....minus times plus is minus (negative x positive = negative).....plus times plus is plus (positive x positive = positive) DIVISION: minus divi minus is plus (negative ÷ negative = positive)......minus divi plus is minus (negative ÷ positive = negative).....plus divi plus is plus (positive ÷ positive = positive)"
