 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1897 - 384 pages
...remainder is a + b. That is, a — (—ti) = a + b. 38. 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. SUBTRACTION OF MONOMIALS. 39. 1. Subtract 5 a from 2 a. It is convenient... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1897 - 386 pages
...required remainder is a + b. That is, a — (— b)=a 38. 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. SUBTRACTION OP MONOMIALS. 39. 1. Subtract 5 a from 2 a. It is convenient... | |
 | Electrical engineering - 1897 - 672 pages
...SUBTRACTION OF MONOMIALS. 399. From Art. 397, we have the following: Rule. — To subtract one term from another, change the sign of the subtrahend and proceed as in addition. EXAMPLE.— From — §ab*x take 1ab°-x. SOLUTION. — Changing the sign of the subtrahend, lafix,... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Civil engineering - 1899 - 722 pages
...SUBTRACTION OF MONOMIALS. 399. From Art. 397, we have the following: Rule. — To subtract one term from another, change the sign of the subtrahend and proceed as in addition. EXAMPLE. — From — Sa61.r take laPx. SOLUTION. — Changing the sign of the subtrahend, 1ab*x, and... | |
 | Webster Wells - Algebra - 1908 - 262 pages
...-11. 8. -9 from 3. 3. -11 from -10. 6. 36 from 12. 9. IO. II. 12. 9x 4 a -4 a 13* 3jr — 5a -7 a - _ t 41. Notice that in each of the above examples...by adding the difference to the subtrahend.) 1. 5 ox from ax. 3. 14 a262 from 11 a262. 2. 3a6cfrom -9a6c. 4. 15(a-6) from 19(a-6). 5. ^ my from £ my.... | |
 | Jacob William Albert Young - 1908 - 344 pages
...mean the same thing. Consequently algebraic subtraction may be regarded as a special case of addition. To subtract one number from another, change the sign of the subtrahend and add the result to the minuend. Thus, to subtract 30a change to 30a and add. — 10 a 10q The pupil... | |
 | Jacob William Albert Young, Lambert Lincoln Jackson - Algebra - 1908 - 460 pages
...mean the same thing. Consequently algebraic subtraction may be regarded as a special case of addition. To subtract one number from another, change the sign of the subtrahend and add the result to the minuend. Thus, to subtract 30a change to 30a and add. -10 а 10 a The pupil should... | |
 | Charles H. Gleason - Arithmetic - 1910 - 536 pages
...subtracting a positive quantity is the same as adding a negative quantity. To subtract one quantity from another, change the sign of the subtrahend and proceed as in addition. „ , WRITTEN EXERCISES 286. Subtract: (1) (2) (3) (*), (5) -30 -2 _2e -Qb -20 abc 12 16 5a 46 45 abс... | |
 | Webster Wells, Walter Wilson Hart - Algebra - 1912 - 504 pages
...— , or from — to -f. Notice that the correct result is then obtained by adding. Hence, Rule. — To subtract one number from another, change the sign of the subtrahend and add it to the minuend. HISTORICAL NOTE. — The symbol, —, like the symbol, +, first appeared in... | |
 | Webster Wells, Walter Wilson Hart - Algebra - 1912 - 344 pages
...— , or from — to +. Notice that the correct result is then obtained by adding. Hence, Rule. — To subtract one number from another, change the sign of the subtrahend and add it to the minuend. The rule for subtraction of signed numbers is suggested by the following problems... | |
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RULE To subtract one number from another, change the sign of the./ subtrahend and add algebraically. 
