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How can you decide if the sum of two numbers is positive negative or zero without calculating the sum?
The sum of two negative numbers is positive and the sum of two negatives is negative. If you have both positive and negative numbers the sum can be either so look at the absolute value. If the negative number has a greater absolute value, the sum is negative. If the positive number has a greater absolute value the sum is positive. If the absolute values are equal, the sum is zero.
Is the sum of a number and its absolute value always 0?
no, If the original number is positive, it adds the absolute value (always a positive) to the first number thus doubling it
How can you decide if the sum of two numbers is positive negative or zero without actually calculating the sum?
The sum of two positive numbers is always positive, and the sum of two negatives is always negative. If you have a positive and a negative number, there sum can be either, so look at the absolute values to decide. For example -3+2=-1. Since all you care about is the sign, look at the absolute value. If the negative number has a greater absolute value, the sum is negative and if the positive number's absolute value, which is the number itself, is bigger, the sum is positive. If the absolute values are equal, the sum is 0.
What number has the absolute value as -4?
no number; absolute value is always positive. The absolute value of a negative number is positive. For example absolute value of -4 is +4
How do you find the absolute the Absolute Value?
The absolute value of a number is the positive (or non-negative) value of the number. The absolute value of 0 or a positive number is the number itself. The absolute value of a negative number is its positive equivalent.
