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How do you find the product #14(-5)#?

Answer 1

Cameron Arnold

#-70#

#14xx(-5)#

1) Multiply the #""14" " #and #5" "# separately

Put the correct sign at the front according to the rule:

#+xx+=+#

#-xx- =+#

#+ xx - =-#

#- xx + =-#

1) #14xx5#

a quick way to multiply by #" "5#

add a zero, then half the answer

so #14 xx5=140-:2=70#

sign, we have a

#+ xx - =-#

so answer #=-70#

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Answer 2

Levi Adams

To find the product of 14 and -5, you multiply 14 by -5.

14 * (-5) = -70.

So, the product of 14 and -5 is -70.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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