Concept explainers
To calculate: The simplified form of the expression
Answer to Problem 17OE
The expression
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The number
Formula used:
The opposite of a number n on a real number line is the exact opposite of that number with a negative sign in front of it that is
Calculation:
Consider the number
Recall that the opposite of a number n on a real number line is the exact opposite of that number with a negative sign in front of it that is
Therefore, the number is read as opposite of opposite of
The product of two negative signs is replaced by a positive sign.
Therefore, simplified form of
Thus, the expression
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