SOLUTION: is this statement true or false: the sum of two numbers is greater than their difference?
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Question 815333: is this statement true or false: the sum of two numbers is greater than their difference?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
false
0+(-1)> 0-(-1)
-1>1
not true
you need to check example cases and need to find just one false case to prove statement false
usually check
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