To calculate: The value of the expression,
Answer to Problem 1DE
Solution:
The required value of the expression
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The provided expression is
Formula Used:
Follow the rules below to multiply two real numbers.
Step 1. To multiply two numbers with same sign, multiply the absolute values and make the result positive.
Step 2. To multiply two numbers with different sign, multiply the absolute values and make the result negative.
Step 3. If one number is zero, then its product with some other number is zero.
Calculation:
Consider the provided expression,
A negative and a positive are multiplied in the above expression.
Now, multiply the absolute values and make the result negative
The result is made negative as below,
Hence, the value of the expression
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