Yes, but in that case, the two integers will be the same. However, you could have reached them in different ways.
For example suppose M = 5 - 2
and N = 9/3 are two integers.
Then M - N = 0
7 and -4
No, the sum of two integers is not equal to the difference of the same two integers, except in specific cases. For two integers ( a ) and ( b ), the sum is ( a + b ) and the difference is ( a - b ). These two expressions can only be equal if one of the integers is zero or if they are equal (i.e., ( a = b )). In general, the sum will be greater than or less than the difference, depending on the values of ( a ) and ( b ).
8 and -8 8+(-8)=0 8-(-8)=16
That's because the integers may be negative. For example, the sum of (-6) and (-6) is (-12), which is less than their difference (0).
The only mathematical difference is that the set of integers (excluding 0), with two exceptions, does not have inverses whereas the set of rational numbers (excluding 0) does. This is equivalent to the statement that the set of non-zero integers is not closed under division whereas the set of non-zero rationals is.
8 and -8; 8 + (-8) = 8 - 8 = 0, and 8 - (-8) = 8 + 8 = 16
The product of the two integers is -80.
7 and -4
No, the sum of two integers is not equal to the difference of the same two integers, except in specific cases. For two integers ( a ) and ( b ), the sum is ( a + b ) and the difference is ( a - b ). These two expressions can only be equal if one of the integers is zero or if they are equal (i.e., ( a = b )). In general, the sum will be greater than or less than the difference, depending on the values of ( a ) and ( b ).
8 and -8 8+(-8)=0 8-(-8)=16
That's because the integers may be negative. For example, the sum of (-6) and (-6) is (-12), which is less than their difference (0).
When the integers are negative.
Yes, the difference between two integers is always a whole number.
-- write the difference between the integers without regard to their signs -- give the difference the same sign as the larger of the two integers
The only mathematical difference is that the set of integers (excluding 0), with two exceptions, does not have inverses whereas the set of rational numbers (excluding 0) does. This is equivalent to the statement that the set of non-zero integers is not closed under division whereas the set of non-zero rationals is.
Not necessarily. The difference between a = 7 & b = 7 is 0, and that is not a natural number.
The integers are -7 and -5.