SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP
If a and b are negative integers, determine whether each of the following is positive or negative:
a)-a(a+b)
b)(b-a)
c) (a+b)
d) -a/b
thank you so much!
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If a and b are negative integers, determine whether each of the following is positive or negative:
a)-a(a+b)
b)(b-a)
c) (a+b)
d) -a/b
thank you so much!
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Question 685837: PLEASE HELP
If a and b are negative integers, determine whether each of the following is positive or negative:
a)-a(a+b)
b)(b-a)
c) (a+b)
d) -a/b
thank you so much! Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! It is less confusing, I think if I just replace
a and b with negative numbers
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a)
-a(a+b)
-(-3)*( -3-5 )
3*(-8)
-24
negative
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b)
(b-a)
( -5-(-3) )
-5 + 3
-2
( the only reason this is negative, is
because I picked b to be more negative than a )
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c)
(a+b)
( -3 -5 )
(-8)
negative
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d)
-a/b
-(-3) / (-5)
3/(-5)
-(3/5)
negative
