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Chapter 2 Intro to Negative Numbers

AB
INTEGERA Whole number or its opposite ( -1, 0, + 1)
REAL NUMBERALL numbers on the number line including positives, negatives, fractions, decimals and zero
SUBTRACTIONMeans "adding" its opposite x - y means x + (-y)
DIVISIONMeans x รท y or x * 1/y
MULTIPLICATION PROP OF -1For any real number 'x', ex. -1 *x = -x
COMMUTATIVE PROP Add. / Mult.Changing the order of addends or factors doesn't change answer
ASSOCIATIVE PROP Add / Mult.Changing the grouping of addends or factors doesn't change answer
TRANSFORMATIONCommuting or associating an expression in such a way that the expression still represents the same number as the original one.
DIVISION BY 0Undefined (3/0 means 3 x 1/0)
DIVISION OF 0Equals 0 (0 /5 means 0 x 1/5)
Negative "times" NegativePositive integer
Negative "times" PositiveNegative integer
Positive "times" NegativeNegative integer
RECIPROCALAny 2 numbers whose product is 1 are multiplicative inverses or
POSITIVE NUMBERSAre greater than 0
NEGATIVE NUMBERSAre less than 0
ZERONEITHER positive or negative
ADDITIVE INVERSEAny number plus its opposite = 0 ex. 4 + (-4) =0


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Longmeadow School Department
Longmeadow, MA

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