-10 - (-2)
Subtracting -2 is the same as adding 2. Once it is written as addition,
we just following the rules for addition to complete.
- 4.1 - 5.3
Subtracting 5.3 is the same as adding -5.3. Once it is written as addition,
We just following the rules for addition to complete.
If you need to review the order
of operations go to Tutorial 4: Operations of Real Numbers.
If you need to review the order
of operations go to Tutorial 4: Operations of Real Numbers.
*Exponent
*Multiplication
*16 - 4 = 12
Plugging 2 for x and -2 for y and simplifying we get:
Replacing x with -2 we get:
Since we got a TRUE statement (7 does in fact equal 7), then -2 is
a solution to this equation.
Last revised on July 24, 2011 by Kim Seward.
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