 | Webster Wells - 1885 - 368 σελίδες
...to subtract — b from a, we add b to a ; or a — (— 6) = a + b. Hence, to subtract one quantity from another, change the sign of the subtrahend, and add the result to the minuend. 61. 1. Subtract 5 a from 2 a. By Art. 60, the result is equal to the sum of — 5a and 2 a, which is... | |
 | Webster Wells - 1885 - 372 σελίδες
...to subtract — b from a, we add b to a ; or a — (— V) = a + b. Hence, to subtract one quantity from another, change the sign of the subtrahend, and add the result to the minuend. 61. 1. Subtract 5 a from 2 a. By Art. GO, the result is equal to the sum of — 5 a and 2 a, which... | |
 | Webster Wells - 1890 - 604 σελίδες
...39, b + ( — b) = 0. Whence, a— 6 = a + (— 6). Hence, to subtract one number from another, we change the sign of the subtrahend, and add the result to the minuend. I 43. Since Subtraction is only a form of Addition (Art. 42), it follows from Art. 40 that if equal... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1891 - 544 σελίδες
...negative number is equivalent to adding an equal positive number. Hence, to subtract one algebraic number from another : Change the sign of the subtrahend, and add the subtrahend to the minuend. This rule is consistent with the definition of subtraction given in § 26... | |
 | George W. Lilley - 1892 - 420 σελίδες
...b) - a + 6. - 6 - (+ a) = - a - 6 J ^ - 6 + (-a)=-a-6. Hence, in general, To Subtract one Algebraic Number from another. Change the sign of the subtrahend, and add the result to the minuend. Notes : 1. Algebraic subtraction considered as an operation is not distinct from addition ; for it... | |
 | George P. Lilley - 1894 - 522 σελίδες
...-7 a. + o- {- Ъ)=+а + Ъ ( or' ) + ч + (fb) = e+ 6. Hence, in general, To Subtract one Algebraic Number from another. Change the sign of the subtrahend, and add the result to the minuend. Notes: 1. Algebraic subtraction considered as an operation is not distinct from addition ; for it is... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1894 - 208 σελίδες
...subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding an equal positive number. To Subtract One Algebraic Number from Another, Change the sign of the subtrahend, and add the subtrahend to the minuend. 68. Examples. 1. Find the sum of 3 a, 2 a, a, 5 a, 7 a. The sum of the coefficients... | |
 | Webster Wells - 1897 - 434 σελίδες
...added to — 6, the result is a. Heuce, the required remainder is a + b. That is, a — (-b) = a + b. 38. From §§36 and 37, we have the following rule:...— 5 a, and add the result to the minuend. Thus, Sa -бе — 3 a, Ans. 2. Subtract — 5 a from —2 a. The student should perform mentally the operation... | |
 | Webster Wells - 1897 - 422 σελίδες
...is, a — (-b) = a + b. 38. From §§36 and 37, we have the following rule: To subtract one nwmber from another, change the sign of the subtrahend, and...— 5 a, and add the result to the minuend. Thus, 2a -5a — 3a, Ans. 2. Subtract — 5 a from — 2 a. The student should perform mentally the operation... | |
 | Webster Wells - 1897 - 386 σελίδες
...be added to — b, the result is a. Hence, the required remainder is a + b. That is, a — (— b)=a 38. From §§36 and 37, we have the following rule:...subtrahend, and add the result to the minuend. SUBTRACTION OP MONOMIALS. 39. 1. Subtract 5 a from 2 a. It is convenient to place the subtrahend under the minuend.... | |
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From §§36 and 37, we have the following rule: To subtract one number from another, change the sign of the subtrahend, and add the result to the minuend. 
