Solve the following exercise:
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Solve the following exercise:
Due to the fact that we are multiplying two positive numbers the result will also be positive:
We obtain the following:
What will be the sign of the result of the next exercise?
\( (-2)\cdot(-4)= \)
When you multiply two positive numbers, you're essentially adding the first number to itself multiple times. Since means adding 6 nine times, the result must be positive!
There's no mathematical difference! The parentheses and plus sign (+6) just make it extra clear that the number is positive. It's the same as writing 6.
No, you don't have to! When a number is positive, we usually don't write the + sign. So +54 and 54 mean exactly the same thing.
Use this simple pattern: Same signs = Positive, Different signs = Negative. So (+) × (+) = (+) and (-) × (-) = (+), but (+) × (-) = (-).
That's a common mistake! Remember that we're multiplying two positive numbers. Think of it as: if you have 6 groups of 9 positive things, you'll have 54 positive things total.
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