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of these is temperature, others are money that you can deposit (positive) or withdraw
(negative) in a bank, steps that you can take forwards (positive) or backwards
(negative).
Positive integers are all the whole numbers greater than zero:
= {, , , . }
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As you move to the left the number get smaller.
+8 > +1 > 0 > 1 > 8
You can use a number line to help solve problems involving negative numbers.
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INTEGER NUMBERS.
Integer Numbers are the set of whole numbers and the negative numbers. The
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This set is called = { , , , , +, +, } ( is from the word Zahlen
number in German). The number line goes on forever in both directions. This is
indicated by arrows:
Some facts:
The Sign of an Integer is either positive (+) or negative (-), except zero, which
has no sign. Positive integers can be written with or without a sign.
Two integers are Opposites if they are each the same distance away from zero,
but on opposite sides of the number line. One will have a positive sign, the
other a negative sign. In the number line below, +3 and -3 are labeled as
opposites.
The Absolute Value of any number is the distance between that number and
zero on the number line. If the number is positive, the absolute value is the same
number. If the number is negative, the absolute value is the opposite. The absolute
value of a number is always a positive number (or zero). We specify the absolute value
of a number by writing in between two vertical bars: ||.
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|6 | = 6
| 10| = 10
|0| = 0
| 3404| = 3404
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negative integers, we will imagine that we are moving along a number line. If we want
to add -2 and 5, we start by finding the number -2 on the number line, exactly one unit
to the left of zero. Then we would move five units to the right. Since we landed four
units to the right of zero, the answer must be 3.
If asked to add -3 and -2, we can start by finding the number -3 on the number
line. Then we move two units left from there because negative numbers make us move
to the left side of the number line. Since our last position is two units to the left of -3,
the answer is -5.
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ADDITION RULES.
When adding integers with the same sign: We add their absolute values, and
give the result the same sign.
(+10) + (+2) = +12
(12) + (4) = 16
When adding integers with the opposite sign: We take their absolute values,
subtract the smallest from the largest, and give the result the sign of the
integer with the larger absolute value.
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SUBTRACTING INTEGERS.
To subtract an integer, add its opposite. Then apply the addition rules.
7 4 = 7 + (4) = 3
12 (5) = 12 + (5) = 17
NOTE: When adding or subtracting more than two numbers we always start from the
left or we add the positive integers and the negative integers separately and the
subtract them.
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removing brackets.
If there is a plus sign before a bracket, the sign of the numbers inside the
brackets hold the same.
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3 + (2) = 3 2 = 1
If there is a minus sign before a bracket, the sign of the numbers inside the
brackets is changed from plus to minus and from minus to plus.
3 (2) = 3 + 2 = 5
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write 25 :
If the base of the power is a positive integer, the result is always a positive
integer.
(+2)4 = (+2) (+2) (+2) (+2) = +16
If the base of the power is a negative integer: the result is a positive integer if
the exponent is an even number and the result is a negative integer if the
exponent is an odd number.
(2)4 = (2) (2) (2) (2) = +16
(2)3 = (2) (2) (2) = 8
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The Power Properties with whole numbers also work with integer numbers
(Unit 02):
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6.2.
The Square Root of a positive integer has two solutions that are not always
integer numbers:
+4 =
2 (2) (2) = +4
+2 (+2) (+2) = +4
The Square Root of a negative integer does not exist in the set we will study in
ESO.
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