Definition:
Negative number is defined as the number which indicate by negative sign or minus ('-') . Negative number is less then zero and placed left to zero.
Ex: ...-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4...
Comparison of Positive and Negative:
For each negative number , there is a positive number that is its opposite . Here we can write the opposite of negative number with a positive of same number or plus sign used In front of the number and call these numbers are positive numbers. Ex : 1,2,3 ,.....positive numbers are grater than zero. Similarly, the opposite of any positive number is a negative number .
Ex: 1,2,3 is -1,-2,-3.
Solving examples for negative numbers:
Zero cannot be taken as a negative number or positive number.
For every positive number x, there exists a negative number y such that x + y = 0
Positive number is denoted as plus ('+')sign and negative number is denoted as minus sign('-').
Example of negative number:-2,-43,-34 and example for positive number is 2,43,34.
negative and positive number may be written as mixed numbers or fraction numbers.
The equal fraction of negative numbers are given bellow:
(-3)/7,3/(-7),-(3/7) and -3/7 .
The equal mixed numbers are given bellow.
-2/5,-(2/5) (-4)/9, 4/-(9) and -4/9
More about solving negative numbers:
Solving Addition of Negative Numbers:
To add the negative numbers which consist of minus sign. To provide the answer of addition of negative number.
Solving examples for addition negative numbers:
-12+(-6)=?
Solution:
-12+(-6)= -18.
Here the values of -12 and -6are 12 and 6 adding the smaller from the larger gives -12+(-6)= -18, and since the larger value was 12, so we can give result the same sign as -12, '-' so -12+(-6)= -18.
Example:
(-6) + (-6) = ?
Here the absolute values of -6 and -6 are 6 and 6. Adding the smaller from the larger gives -6 - 6 = 12 , but here both has same value . In this case sign is the matter, here 12 and -12 are the not same and then -6 and -6 are same numbers. The property of all same number sum is 12. The addition of two number up to zero are called as additive inverses.
Multiplying Negative Numbers:
Solving example for multiplying negative numbers :
Product of negative number ,here we can take the product of their values.
(-3.3) × (-5) = ?
(-3.3) × (-5) = (-3.3) × (-5)
= (-3.3) × (-5)
= +16.5.
Dividing Negative Numbers
Solving example for dividing negative number:
To divide two negative numbers, here we can divide the value of the first by the value of the second.
(-1.6) ÷ (-4) = (-1.6) ÷ (-4)
= (-1.6) ÷ (-4)
= -0.4