Negative Property of Multiplication — Definition & Examples
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- Flip the sign When you multiply a number by −1-1−1, the only thing that changes is the sign of the number. That means that if the number was positive, it becomes negative. Also,…
By Zora Gilbert, Alex Federspiel, Caroline K, Jonathan Heller, Joshua Siktar
- (Video) Integers Multiplication and Division by Math Antics Here's a great video by mathantics that shows you what multiplying by −1-1−1 does to numbers. Summary\large{\text{Sum…
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- Multiplying by −1-1−1 flips a number around 000 When you multiply a number by −1-1−1, all you have to do is change the sign. If it was negative it becomes positive, and if it wa…
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Problems 20
- 6×(−1)= ?6 \times (-1)=\,?6×(−1)=?
- 17×?=−1717\times?=-1717×?=−17
- ?×(−1)=4?\times(-1)=4?×(−1)=4
- ?×(−1)=−??\times(-1)=-??×(−1)=−?
- 14×(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)= ?14\times(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)=\,?14×(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)=?
- −5×−(−(−(−(−(−(−1))))))= ?-5\times-(-(-(-(-(-(-1))))))=\,?−5×−(−(−(−(−(−(−1))))))=?
- 12×(−1)= ?\frac{1}{2} \times (-1)=\,?21×(−1)=?
- Above is a number line. The distance between 888 and 000 is 888. What is the distance between 000 and −1×8-1\times 8−1×8?
- Above is a number line. The distance between 555 and 000 is 555. The distance between 000 and −5-5−5 is also 555. Is it true that the distance between any natural number xxx and…
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- Does multiplying an odd amount of (−1)′s(-1)'s(−1)′s together always equal the same thing?
- Does multiplying an even amount of (−1)(-1)(−1)'s together always equal the same thing?
- (−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)=(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)=(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)=(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1)(−1) Is the above equation correct?
- Let xxx be any number. Is it true that x+(−1)×x=0?x+(-1)\times x = 0?x+(−1)×x=0?
- Let xxx be any number. Is it true that x−(−1)×x=2x?x- (-1)\times x = 2x?x−(−1)×x=2x?
- 5×(−1)×(−6)×2=?5\times(-1)\times (-6)\times 2=?5×(−1)×(−6)×2=?
- −21=21×?-21 = 21 \times ?−21=21×? What is ???
- Is it true that 5÷(−1)=5×(−1)?5\div (-1) = 5 \times (-1)?5÷(−1)=5×(−1)?
- We notice that 5÷(−1)=5×(−1)=−5.5\div (-1) = 5\times (-1)=-5.5÷(−1)=5×(−1)=−5. If xxx is a natural, nonzero number, is it true that x÷(−1)=x×(−1)?x \div (-1) = x \times (-1)?x÷(…