Exercise 1.1
Question 1
Find in the blanks :
(a) 1+(-1)+(-1)+1+1+(-1)
Sol :
=1-1-1+1+1-1=3-3=0
(b) (-60)+(-11)+(-9)+100
Sol :
=-60-11-9+100
=100-80=20
(c) The additive inverse of (3-8)-(-4) is
Sol :
=-5+4=-1 ∵additive inverse=+1
(d) The sum of an integer and its additive inverse is always zero
Question 2
Compare the following integers using > , < or =
(a) 7 __ -6
Sol : >
(b) -2 __ 0
Sol : <
(c) |-8-3| __ -4
Sol :
|-8-3| __ -4
|-11| __ -4
11 > -4
(d) -19 __ |-20-1|
Sol :
-19 __ |-21|
-19 > 21
Question 3
Arrange the following integers in ascending order.
(a) -8,7,-5,13,0,4
Sol :
= -8,-5,0,4,7,13
(b) -13 , 25 , 7 , 15 , 1 , -7
Sol :
= -13 , -7 , 1 , 7, 15 , 25
Question 4
(a) -15-(-40)
Sol :
-15+40=25
(b) 136+(-127)
Sol :
=136-127=9
(c) 19-(-5)+17+0
Sol :
=36+5=41
(e) (-50)+(-150)+200
Sol :
=-50-150+200
=-200+200=0
Question 5
Verify a-(-b)=a+b far the following values of a and b
(a) a=3 , b=-5
⇒3-(-(-5))=3-(5)
=3-5=-2
a+b=3+(-5)=3-5=-2
(b) a=18 , b=25
a-(-b)=18-(-25)
=18+25=43
a+b=18+25=43
Question 6
Subtract the sum of -110 and 235 from the sum of 103 and -117
Sol :
-110+235=125
103+(-117)=103-117=-14
-14-125=-139
Question 7
Write True (T) or false (F)
(a) Additive inverse of a positive integer is always negative. (T)
(b) The sum of two integers is always positive. (F)
(c) 0 is a positive integer. (F)
(d) The sum of four different integers can never be zero. (F)
(e) -1 is the greatest negative integers. (T)
Question 8
Two cyclists start from the same point on a mountain. One travels 1200 m downward the mountain in 20 minutes, and the other travels 350 m upward the mountain in the same time. How far they from each other after 20 minutes?
Sol :
=1200+350=1550 m
Question 9
The sum of two integers is -51. If one of the integers is 14, find the other integer.
Sol :
Let the other integer =x
∵x+14=-51
x=-51-14=-65



