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Chapter 2
Section 2.1 Practice Exercises
1. a. If 0 represents the surface of the earth, then 3805 below the surface of the earth is 3805.
b. If zero degrees Fahrenheit is represented by 0F, then 85 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit is represented by
85F.
2.
6. a. |7| = 7
b. |4| = 4
c. (12) = 12
7. |x| = |6| = 6
8. The planet with the highest average daytime surface temperature is the one that corresponds to the bar that
extends the furthest in the positive direction (upward). Venus has the highest average daytime surface
temperature.
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Vocabulary, Readiness & Video Check 2.1
2. Positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero together are called signed numbers.
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4. Numbers greater than 0 are called positive numbers while numbers less than 0 are called negative numbers.
5. The sign “<” means is less than and “>” means is greater than.
6. On a number line, the greater number is to the right of the lesser number.
7. A number’s distance from 0 on the number line is the number’s absolute value.
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13. A negative sign can be translated into the phrase “opposite of.”
14. Eyre
2. If 0 represents the surface of the water, then 25 feet below the surface of the water is 25.
4. If 0 represents sea level, then 282 feet below sea level is 282.
8. If 0 represents the surface of the ocean, then 14,040 below the surface of the ocean is 14,040.
10. If 0 represents a loss of $0, then a loss of $555 million is 555 million.
12. If 0 represents 0 Celsius, then 10 below 0 Celsius is 10. Since 5 below 0 Celsius is 5 and 10 is less than
5, 10 (or 10 below 0 Celsius) is cooler.
16.
18.
20.
22.
26. 12 < 10 since 12 is to the left of 10 on a number line.
28. 27 > 29 since 27 is to the right of 29 on a number line.
36. |100| = 100 since 100 is 100 units from 0 on a number line.
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108. a. |0| = 0; since 0 < 4, then |0| > 4 is false. 2 + (18) = 16
1.
2.
3.
4. |3| + |19| = 3 + 19 = 22
The common sign is negative, so
(3) + (19) = 22.
6. 9 + 4 = 13
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9. 54 + 20 = 34 4. Since n + (x + a) = (n + x) + a, we say that
addition is associative.
10. 7 + (2) = 5
5. Negative; the numbers have different signs and
11. 3 + 0 = 3 the sign of the sum is the same as the sign of the
number with the larger absolute value, 6.
12. 18 + (18) = 0
13. 64 + 64 = 0
16. x + 3y = 6 + 3(2) = 6 + 6 = 0
Calculator
Explorations
1. 256 + 97 = 159
3. 6(15) + (46) = 44
1. If n is a number, then n + n = 0.
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6. Negative; the numbers have the same signboth are negativeand we keep this common sign in the sum.
2.
6 + (5) = 11
4.
10 + (3) = 7
6.
9 + (4) = 5
8. 15 + 42 = 57
12. 62 + 62 = 0
16. 8 + 0 = 8
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96. True
98. True
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1. 13 4 = 13 + (4) = 9
2. 8 2 = 8 + (2) = 10
3. 11 (15) = 11 + 15 = 26
4. 9 (1) = 9 + 1 = 8
5. 6 9 = 6 + (9) = 3
7. 3 (4) = 3 + 4 = 1
5. additive inverse
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7. to follow the order of operations
2. 6 (6) = 6 + 6 = 0
4. 15 12 = 15 + (12) = 3
6. 2 5 = 2 + (5) = 3
8. 12 (12) = 12 + 12 = 24
14. 8 9 = 8 + (9) = 1
28. 8 (13) = 8 + 13 = 5
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48. 23 (17) (9) 23 17 (9) 78. 512 (92) = 512 + 92 = 604
40 (9) The difference in elevation is 604 feet.
31
80. 52 (92) = 52 + 92 = 40
50. (9) 14 (23) 9 (14) (23) The difference in elevation is 40 feet.
5 (23) 82. 845 (162) = 845 + 162 = 1007
28 The difference in temperature is 1007F.
52. 6 (8) (12) 7 6 8 (12) (7) 84. 1165 3878 = 1165 + (3878) = 2713
2 (12) (7) The trade balance was 2713 million barrels.
10 (7)
17 86. The difference of 3 and a number is 3 x.
54. 5 (18) (21) 2 5 (18) 21 (2) 76. 236 (505) = 236 + 505 = 269
13 21 (2) The difference in elevation is 269 feet.
8 (2)
6
56. x y = 7 1 = 7 + (1) = 8
58. x y = 9 (2) = 9 + 2 = 11
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88. Add a number and 36 is x + (36).
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98. 3 (10) = 3 + 10 = 7
1. 3
8=
24
2.
5(2)
= 10
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11. 16 (2) = 8 11. The phrase “lost four yards” in the example
80 translates to the negative number 4.
12. 8
10 Exercise Set 2.4
6 2. 5(3) = 15
13. is undefined.
0
4. 7(2) = 14
0
14. 0 6. 9(7) = 63
7
8. 6(0) = 0
15. xy = 5 (8) = 40
10. 2(3)(7) = 6(7) = 42
x 12 12. 8(3)(3) = 24(3) = 72
16. 4
y 3
14. 2(5)(4) = 10(4) = 40
17. total score = 4 (13) = 52
The card player’s total score was 52. 16. 3(0)(4)(8) = 0
Vocabulary, Readiness & Video Check 2.4 18. 2(1)(3)(2) = 2(3)(2) = 6(2) = 12
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