SOLUTION: when will the sum of two integers be equal to the difference between the two integers

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Question 494606: when will the sum of two integers be equal to the difference between the two integers
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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when will the sum of two integers be equal
to the difference between the two integers
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Solve:
a+b = a-b
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Subtract a-b from both sides to get:
2b = 0
b = 0
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The sum equals the difference when one of the numbers is zero.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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