Q. What is the sign of −18179+(−18179) ?Choose 1 answer:(A) Positive(B) Negative(C) Neither positive nor negative-the sum is zero.
Identify Terms: Identify the terms in the expression.We have two terms: −18(9)/(17) and −18(9)/(17). Both terms are identical.
Calculate Value: Calculate the value of one term.−18(9)/(17)=(−162)/(17)Since both the numerator and the denominator are positive, the term is negative.
Add Terms: Add the two terms together.Since both terms are the same and negative, adding them together will result in a sum that is also negative.(−162)/(17)+(−162)/(17)=−2×(162)/(17)
Determine Sign: Determine the sign of the sum.The sum of two negative numbers is always negative.Therefore, the sign of the sum is negative.
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