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For math purposes, positive and negative represent opposite actions: addition or subtraction. (Negative numbers are positive values subtracted from zero.) Geometrically, they are equal but separate quadrants.
Electromagnetically, positive and negative represent a charge, created by a surplus of protons or electrons. Under some circumstances these will cancel each other out, as in a neutral atom or molecule. In a magnetic field, they are the opposite sides or poles of a magnet, at which field lines either converge or diverge.
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Does a negative equal a positive?
No. Negative and positive are actually opposites.
What the meaning of opposite in maths for kids to understand?
opposites somehow like a positive number is the opposite of a negative and a negative number is the opposite of a positive
What does the zero mean on the number line?
The separater to make the negative and positive numbers opposites?
What is the set of whole numbers and their opposites are?
The set of integers (ℤ) is the set of the positive whole numbers and their additive opposites (the negative whole numbers).
What are 10 real life situations do we use negative numbers?
Negative numbers are often used when there are opposites; in this case, one of the opposites is assigned positive numbers, the other, negative numbers. For example, you might:* Use positive numbers for positions above sea level, and negative for below sea level. * Use positive numbers for money you have in your bank account; negative numbers for money you owe others. * Use positive numbers for northern latitudes, and negative numbers for southern latitudes. Or vice versa. * There are lots of other situations where opposites are involved, but you probably get the idea.
Does a negative equal a positive?
No. Negative and positive are actually opposites.
How do you know the opposites and absolute values of integers?
opposites: if it is a negative, make it a positive. if it is a positive, make it a negative absolute value: take the number without any sign. if it is negative, make it positive. if it is positive, keep it as a positive,
Examples of positive and negative opposites?
A Doctor versus a Serial Killer
What the meaning of opposite in maths for kids to understand?
opposites somehow like a positive number is the opposite of a negative and a negative number is the opposite of a positive
Do positive and negative magnets attract or positive and positive or negative and negative?
polar opposites attract. that's where the phrase "opposites attract" comes from.AnswerThere are no such things as 'positive' or 'negative' magnets, other than in the minds of magnetic therapists who seem to have very little scientific knowledge of magnetism! Magnetic poles, not magnets, are named after the directions in which the point when freely suspended -i.e. north and south.
What does the zero mean on the number line?
The separater to make the negative and positive numbers opposites?
What is the set of whole numbers and their opposites are?
The set of integers (ℤ) is the set of the positive whole numbers and their additive opposites (the negative whole numbers).
What is the sum of two opposites?
If the negative has a greater absolute value, the sum will be negative. If the positive has a greater absolute value, the sum will be positive.
What are 10 real life situations do we use negative numbers?
Negative numbers are often used when there are opposites; in this case, one of the opposites is assigned positive numbers, the other, negative numbers. For example, you might:* Use positive numbers for positions above sea level, and negative for below sea level. * Use positive numbers for money you have in your bank account; negative numbers for money you owe others. * Use positive numbers for northern latitudes, and negative numbers for southern latitudes. Or vice versa. * There are lots of other situations where opposites are involved, but you probably get the idea.
What is a member of the set of whole numbers and their opposites?
It would be an integer (positive or negative whole number).
Why is the reciprocal of the opposite of a nonzero number the opposite of the reciprocal of the number?
Taking the reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) does not affect the positive or negative status of an integer. So the reciprocal of a negative number is negative and the reciprocal of a positive number is positive. The reciprocals will be opposites (positive/negative) just as the original numbers were.
What is the opposite of negitive8?
Numbers do not have opposites, similar to colours. If you mean what the positive "Version" of negative 8 is, it is 8.
