Describe and correct error
[-13]- [13]
= -13 - 13
= -26
thanks
From your information, I don't see an error. May the error is asking you to describe one.
wait. are the brackets around the numbers saying to find their absolute value, or is that just ot separate them?
Absolute numbers are not indicated by brackets "[]" but by straight lines "II".
I-13I - I13I = 0
(The vertical lines should be longer, but I don't know how to print them on the computer.)
thanks they were straight lines so I am going with 0 thanks
The error in your calculation lies in the second step where you subtract -13 from -13. Let's break down the correct calculation:
[-13] - [13] can be rewritten as -13 - 13.
When you subtract a negative number, it is equivalent to adding the positive value. So, -13 - 13 can be converted to -13 + (-13).
Adding -13 and -13 gives us -26.
Therefore, the correct solution is:
[-13] - [13] = -13 - 13 = -26