This clip explains that, as when multiplying whole numbers, we can re-arrange the factors as much as we like when multiplying signed numbers. This enables us to solve multiplication problems in which the first factor is negative and the second posit...
This clip explains that, to multiply a positive number and a negative number, "
multiply their absolute values and use the negative sign."
This clip explains that, to multiply two numbers of different signs, in whatever order, "
first, multiply their absolute values, and then use the negative sign. We don't care which comes first, the positive number or the negative number."
This clip explains negative exponents and how to deal with them. "Think of the whole business as a fraction with a denominator of 1," the clip states. "Then, to change the sign of the exponent, just invert the fraction." The clip notes that, "
this...
This clip explains that when a negative number is multiplied by another negative number, the product is actually positive.
In this clip, the student utilizes rules taught in the lesson's previous clips to solve problems involving multiplication of signed numbers.
This clip explains that, "sometimes, in mathematics you want to change the sign. Then it's useful to remember that to do it, just multiply by negative 1. Whatever the original sign might have been, the new one will be the opposite."
This clip summarizes signed fractions. It explains that negative fractions are just as useful as any other kind of negative number. The clip then re-visits the question of what exactly constitutes a negative fraction. It states that, if the numerato...
This clip asks the question, "What is it that's negative about a negative fraction?", then considers examples when the numerator or the denominator is negative, or when both are. The clip works through each of these scenarios to determine which, if ...
This clip states that, "
if you look at the number line, you'll see that all negative numbers are less than all positive numbers." Nonetheless, the clip explains, "
even though negative 5 is less than positive 1, the absolute value of negative 5 i...