Question
Determine if this conjecture is true. If not, give a counterexample.
The difference between two negative numbers is a negative number.
- True
- False, - 11 –( - 13) = 2
- False, - 7 –( - 5) = 2
- False, - 19 –( - 17)
Hint:
Given statement is The difference between two negative numbers is a negative number.
This statement will not work always as we can say from below example as
-11 - (-13)= 2
So this statement is a false statement
The correct answer is: False, - 11 –( - 13) = 2
The given statement should be infered and we should tell whether it is true or false
Here we verified the above statement with a example. and proved that the statement is incorrect
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