document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826027>Question 826027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can I please have help with this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the value of r is positive, and the value of s is negative, is the value of the expression<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r-s/ r*s = postive or negative? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If r is positive and s is negative, then r - s will be positive\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example, if we take r as 5 and s as -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r - s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5 - (-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5 + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If r is positive and s is negative, then r * s will be negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example, if we take our earlier values\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r * s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5 * (-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, any positive value (r - s) divided by a negative value (r * s) ends up being negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 /-5 = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the value of the equation will be negative :) All the best :) x </SPAN>\n" );
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