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Real Numbers
and Their Basic Properties
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Section
1.5
Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers
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Objectives
1 Multiply two or more real numbers.
21. Divide two real numbers.
2. Use signed numbers and an operation to model
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an application.
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1. Multiplying Real Numbers
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Multiplying Real Numbers
Because the times sign, , looks like the letter x, it is
seldom used in algebra.
Each of the following expressions indicates the product of x
and y.
xy
(x)(y)
x(y)
(x)y
xy
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Multiplying Real Numbers
What does this expression mean?
54
Definition: 5(4) = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20
5(-4) = (-4) + (-4) + (-4) + (-4) + (-4) = -20
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Multiplying Real Numbers
Since
(5)(4) means adding the number 4 five times,
You can think of
(-5)(4) as subtracting the number 4 five times
(–5)4 = –(4) – (4) – (4) – (4) – (4)
= (–4) + (–4) + (–4) + (–4) + (–4)
= –20
Because xy = yx,
(-5)4 = 4(-5).
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Multiplying Real Numbers
Likewise, the expression (–5)(–4) indicates that –4 is to be
used as a term in a repeated subtraction five times.
(–5)(–4) = –(–4) – (–4) – (–4) – (–4) – (–4)
= –(–4) + [–(–4)] + [–(–4)] + [–(–4)] + [–(–4)]
=4+4+4+4+4
= 20
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Multiplying Real Numbers
The expression 0(–2) indicates that –2 is to be used zero
times as a term in a repeated addition. Thus,
0(–2) = 0
Finally, the expression (–3)(1) = –3 suggests that the
product of any number and 1 is the number itself.
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Multiplying Real Numbers
Rules for Multiplying Signed Numbers
To multiply two real numbers, multiply their absolute
values.
1. If the numbers are positive, the product is positive.
2. If the numbers are negative, the product is positive.
3. If one number is positive and the other is negative, the
product is negative.
4. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0: a  0 = 0  a = 0.
5. Any number multiplied by 1 is the number itself:
a  1 = 1  a = a.
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Your Turn
Find each product: a. 4(–7) b. (–5)(–4) c. (–7)(6)
d. 8(6) e. (–3)2 f. (–3)3 g. (–3)(5)(–4) h. (–4)(–2)(–3).
Solution:
a. 4(–7) = (–4  7)
= –28
b. (–5)(–4) = +(5  4)
= +20
c. (–7)(6) = –(7  6)
= –42
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Your Turn
cont’d
d. 8(6) = +(8  6)
= +48
e. (–3)2 = (–3)(–3)
= +9
f. (–3)3 = (–3)(–3)(–3)
= 9(–3)
= –27
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Your Turn
cont’d
g. (–3)(5)(–4) = (–15)(–4)
= +60
h. (–4)(–2)(–3) = 8(–3)
= –24
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2.
Divide two real numbers
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Dividing Real Numbers
= 2, because 2  4 = 8
= 3, because 3  6 = 18
These examples suggest that the following rule
= c if and only if c  b = a
is true for the division of any real number a by any nonzero
real number b.
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Dividing Real Numbers
For example,
= +5, because (+5)(+2) = +10.
= +5, because (+5)(–2) = –10.
= –5, because (–5)(–2) = +10.
= –5, because (–5)(+2) = –10.
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Dividing Real Numbers
Furthermore,
is undefined, because no number multiplied by 0 gives
–10.
However,
= 0, because 0(–10) = 0.
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Divide two real numbers
Rules for Dividing Signed Numbers
To divide two real numbers, find the quotient of their
absolute values.
1. If the numbers are positive, the quotient is positive.
2. If the numbers are negative, the quotient is positive.
3. If one number is positive and the other is negative, the
quotient is negative.
4. Division by 0 is undefined.
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Your Turn
Find each quotient: a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution:
a.
The quotient of two numbers with like signs is positive.
b.
The quotient of two numbers with unlike signs is negative.
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Example 4 – Solution
cont’d
c.
The quotient of two numbers with unlike signs is negative.
d.
The quotient of two numbers with like signs is positive.
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3.
Use signed numbers and an operation
to model an application
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Your Turn– Stock Reports
In its annual report, a corporation reports its performance
on a per-share basis. When a company with 35 million
shares loses $2.3 million, find the per-share Loss.
Solution:
A loss of $2.3 million can be represented by –2,300,000.
Because there are 35 million shares, the per-share loss
can be represented by the quotient
Use a calculator.
The company lost about 6.6¢ per share.
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