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Chapter 1: Problem 17

Perform the indicated subtraction. $$-45-(-45)$$

Short Answer

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The simplified value of \(-45 - (-45)\) is \(0\).

Step by step solution

01

Translate the operation

In mathematics, subtracting a negative number is the same as adding a positive number. So we translate the operation \(-45 -(-45)\) into \(-45 + 45\).
02

Perform the addition

Now that we have translated the subtraction to addition, it麓s easy to perform the operation. \(-45 + 45 = 0\)
03

Result

The simplified value of \(-45 - (-45)\) is \(0\)

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