Concept explainers
To state true or false and provide a counter example.
Answer to Problem 41HP
The given statement is a false statementand the counter-example is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A subtraction expression with a positive and a negative integer will have a difference of zero.
The expression with a positive integer and a negative integer will have a difference in positive, if the value the value of positive integer is greater than the negative integer.
The expression with a positive integer and a negative integer will have a difference in negative, if the value the value of positive integer is lesser than the negative integer.
So, it can be concluded that the given statement is a false statement.
Thecounter-example of such expressions can be,
Therefore, the difference is obtained as a positive integer.
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