If the integers have the same sign (poitive or negative) you should add them together. If they have a different sign you subtract the numbers and the answer will take the sign of the number with the greatest absolute value (the number farthest from zero on a numberline) in the problem.
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An integer is a whole number. Adding a integer would just mean to add a whole number.
The magnitude of the answer is the difference between the two numbers and it has the sign of the integer which has the bigger magnitude. I guess so?
A positive integer
There's no rule here, it depends on the size of the numbers. -3 + 4 = 1 -4 + 3 = -1
integer multiply integer divide 360
An integer is a whole number. Adding a integer would just mean to add a whole number.
The magnitude of the answer is the difference between the two numbers and it has the sign of the integer which has the bigger magnitude. I guess so?
A positive integer
nothing
There's no rule here, it depends on the size of the numbers. -3 + 4 = 1 -4 + 3 = -1
adding a negative
adding a negative
In the end, there is no difference because subtracting a negative integer is the same as adding a positive integer. 1-(-1)=2 1+1=2
what is the rule in adding rational numbers
The set of integers is closed under addition.Addition is commutative and associative. There exists a unique number, 0, such that n + 0 = 0 + n for any integer n. For every integer m, there exists an integer m' such that m + m' = m' + m = 0. m' is denoted by "-m".
They are different because they both heve negative and positive.