The product of two positive numbers or two negative numbers is a positive number.
5^-2 can be expressed as; 1/5^2 = 1/25 positive
A positive number divided by a negative number equals a negative number.
The sum can go either way. The sign of the sum will be the same as the sign of whichever original number is bigger (without regard for signs).
A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.
A negative number TIMES a positive number will equal a negative number. A negative number DIVIDED BY a positive number (or vice versa) will equal a negative number. With addition and subtraction, it all depends on what the numbers are.
a negative number
The result is a negative number in this case.
The product of two positive numbers or two negative numbers is a positive number.
5^-2 can be expressed as; 1/5^2 = 1/25 positive
It does not. A negative number multiplied by a negative number equals a positive number.
positivetimes negative equals negative neg. times neg. equals pos. pos.pos. equals pos.
A positive number divided by a negative number equals a negative number.
take any negative number, and subtract a positive number..that is the same as adding a negative number and two negative numbers added together are a negative number.
The sum can go either way. The sign of the sum will be the same as the sign of whichever original number is bigger (without regard for signs).
A negative number multiplied by another negative number equals a positive number. For example, -5 · -5 = positive 25.
Adding a negative number to a negative number makes a larger negative. In order to solve this you add the numbers together as a positive then add a negative sign.