Because that is how negative numbers are defined.
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Zero is the identity under addition.
x^2 - 7x = 0 x(x - 7) = 0 x = 0 or x - 7 = 0 x = 0 or x = 7
4x-y+7=0
That factors to (x - 2)(x + 7)
- 3.5 plus 10.5 equals 7 is one possible answer.