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Math and our number system, is an invented formal system used to describe real concepts, and has been compared to a language. If we didn't use the concept of negative numbers, that would simply mean that we had coined a different notation to describe everything. All of the laws of nature would be the same, and the universe would be the same, but we would use different terminology to describe certain concepts.
Our system of mathematics might be more awkward, which would cause scientific and engineering advances to suffer. Then again, it could also be logically equivalent and just as good as the one we have now. It is impossible to say which.
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Why are negative numbers in brackets positive but positive numbers in brackets are not negative?
'cuz
Is it always true that two negatives make a positive?
Adding two negative numbers will always be negative. Subtracting two negative numbers may be positive or negative. Dividing or multiplying two negative numbers will always be positive.No
Are negative numbers depressed?
No. Numbers are abstract concepts: they are alive and so have no feelings (sorry, numbers!)
Is negative sixteen an integer?
Yes. "Integer" includes positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero.
Is negative 14 an irrational number?
Whole numbers are RATIONAL. That includes negative whole numbers.
Why do we have negative numbers?
We have negative numbers, because if there were no negative numbers, people wouldn't lose profit, they would always gain.
What are negative numbers?
Negative numbers are numbers that go below.say you have 3 and take away 4 that would take you to negative 1 .
Would a negative whole number also be a counting number?
No. Negative numbers are not counting numbers.
Is the average of a set of negative numbers positive or negative?
It would be negative because there would be more negatives that positives
What are integers that are not whole numbers?
They would be the negative numbers since whole numbers include 0 and positive numbers but not negative numbers unlike the integer group. So simply think of 8 integers that are negative.
What is the GCD of two negative numbers?
Since negative numbers also have positive factors, their GCF would be the same as if the original numbers were positive.
What are 8 integers that are not whole numbers?
They would be the negative numbers since whole numbers include 0 and positive numbers but not negative numbers unlike the integer group. So simply think of 8 integers that are negative.
Can negative numbers have prime factorizations?
No. Any factor string of a negative number would have to include at least one negative number and there aren't any negative prime numbers.
What would you call numbers under zero?
numbers below zero are called negative numbers.
Which set of numbers would answer how many dolphins in the ocean?
Counting Numbers, Whole Numbers. You can't use Integers as that includes Negative numbers and there isn't a negative number of dolphins.
What is four times negative six?
4 x -6 = -24 A good way to remember how to do this is to multiply the two numbers as you would if they were both positive. Then, if only one of the numbers is a negative, the answer will be a negative. If both numbers are a negative, the answer will be a positive.
The rules of negative numbers?
If you are talking about the multiplication rules than they would be; a negative times a negative is a positive a negative times a positive is a negative
