Question 163

For any two real numbers:

a + b = 1 if both a and b are positive or both a and b are negative.
a + b = -1 if one of the two numbers a and b is positive and the other negative.

What is (2 + 0) + (-5 + -6)?
A. a + b is zero if a is zero
B. a + b = b + a

Solution

We have (2 + 0) + (-5 + -6)

Now using statement B it can be written as (0 + 2) + (-5 + -6).

Using trhe statement A we can get the answer to the required question.

Hence,the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.

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