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#1 2006-09-10 09:54:38

Helpless
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Easy one?

Simplify –(–(–16)).

What does this want to know. Is it -16*-16*-16?

#2 2006-09-10 10:14:21

luca-deltodesco
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Registered: 2006-05-05
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Re: Easy one?

-(-16) = 16, double negative = positive
-(-(-16)) = -(16) = -16, negative & positive = negative.


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