Question 218309: how a negative number becomes a positive number
Found 2 solutions by RAY100, drj:
Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (1) if we add a positive number of greater value to a negative number the sum is positive,,,,for example (+10) added to (-9) yields (+1)
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(2) if we multiply a negative number by another negative number,,the product is positive,,,,for example,,,,(-2) *(-3) = +6
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(3) if we divide a negative number by a negative number,,,,the quotient is positive,,,,for example,,,(-4)/(-2) = (+2)
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(4) and if we raise a negative number to a positive even power,,,the result is positive,,,for example (-2)^10 = (+1024)
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Answer by drj(1380)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How can a negative number becomes a positive number.
Think of a negative number as walking backwards and a positive number as walking forward.
Now let's look at a negative number say -5 which can mean walking five steps backward.
Now let's look at -(-5)=+5 which can mean walking five steps backwards going in the reverse direction or a net forward direction.
So everytime you see two negatives as shown above it means a positive. Each negative means go in the opposite direction.
I hope above explanation was helpful.
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Dr J
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