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Do you mean as in why is there no such thing as negative time? Then it is because time is always positive, signifying a continuos movement of time. A negative time representation would mean time is backtracking, or going backwards, which would be nonsensical for a representation of time.
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When dividing a positive number by a positive number the quotient is?
The answer is always positive. If the signs are the same (positive by positive, negative by negative), then the quotient is always positive. If the signs are different (positive by negative, negative by positive), then the quotient is always negative.
When you add two positive integers will the sum always be positive or negative?
It will always be positive.
Is the distance of a number from 0 always positive?
Yes. -1,0,1 you are always moving. always positive
When a negative number is subtracted from a positive number is the difference always positive?
Yes, a negative number subtracted from a positive number will always be positive. Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding the opposite of the negative number. The opposite of a negative number is always positive. A positive number plus a positive number is always positive.
Would a positive multiplied by a negative be a positive?
No. A positive times a negative is always negative. A negative times a negative is always a positive.
Does progress always lead to positive change?
No not always most of the time though :)
Why is the square of a number always a positive number?
The square of a number is always two numbers multiplied together. A positive times a positive is always positive, and a negative times a negative is always positive.
When tuning a recurve bow must the tiller result be positive all the time?
it depends, but no not always
Is the difference of a positive integer and a negative integer always positive?
The difference between any numbers is always positive.
Is the product of two positive integers always positive?
No the product of two integers will not always be a positive, because if you multiply a positive and a negative you'll get a negative.
Is the product of two positive numbers greater than the sum of the two numbers?
Not always, but most of the time.
Does a positive minus a negative equal a positive or negative?
Always positive.
Why is any number raised to a even power positive?
A positive number times a positive number is always positive. A negative number times a negative number is always positive. Therefore, any square number will be positive. Any number to the fourth power (a square times a square) will always be positive. And so on.
How do you work out how to times a positive number by a negative number?
A positive number times a positive number will always get you a positive number A negative number times a negative number will always get you a positive number (same signs will get you a positive number) but A positive number times a negative number will always get you a negative number or A negative number times a positive number will always get you a negative number (different signs will get you a negative number)
Do HIV carriers ever test HIV positive?
To be exposed to does not always mean that you will be infected. If contracting the disease you will still not test positive until some time afterwards.
Does the difference between a positive decimal and a negative decimals can always sometimes or never be positive and why?
It is always positive, and not just for decimal numbers but for all numbers.
Is the sum of negative integer and a positive is always positive?
yes
