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PROPERTIES OF ADDITION ON INTEGERS                                                           EXAMPLE 14:           (i)    The successor of 19 is (19 + 1) = 20.
                                                                                                                                                        (ii)    The successor of -18 is (-18 + 1) = -17.
                                                                                                                                                        (iii)   The predecessor of 10 is (10 - 1) = 9.
        (i) CLOSURE PROPERTY OF ADDITION The sum of two integers is always an integer.                                                                  (iv)   The predecessor of -20 is (-20 - 1) = - 21.


        EXAMPLE 9:            (i)    3 + 5 = 8, and 8 is an integer.                                                               EXAMPLE 15:          Find the sum of -8, 23, -32, -17 and -63.
                              (ii)    3 + (-8) = - 5, and -5 is an integer.
                              (iii)   (-3) + (-9) = -12, and -12 is an integer.                                                    SOLUTION:            (-8) + 23 + (-32) + (-17) + (-63)
                              (iv)   16 + (-7) = 9, and 9 is an integer.                                                                                = [(-8) + 23] + (-32) + [(-17) + (-63)]
                                                                                                                                                        = [15 + (-32) ] + (-80) = (-17) + (-80) = - 97.


        (ii) COMMUTATIVE LAW OF ADDITION if a and b are any two integers then a + b = b + a.                                       EXAMPLE 16:          Find an integer a such that
                                                                                                                                                        (i) 2 + a = 0  (ii) a + (-6) = 0
        EXAMPLE 10 :          (i)     (-3) + 8 = 5, and 8 + (-3) = 5.                                                              SOLUTION:            (i) 2 + a = 0 => (-2) + [2 +a] = (-2) + 0 [adding (-2) on both sides]


                                            :. (-3)+ 8=8+(-3).                                                                                          => [(-2) + 2] + a= - 2 [by associatlve law of additlon and property of 0]
                                                                                                                                                        => 0 + a= - 21·: (-2) + 2 = 0]
                              (ii)    (-4) + (-6) = -10, and (-6) + (-4) = -10.                                                                         => a= -2.
                                                                                                                                                               Hence, a = - 2.
        (iii) ASSOCIATIVE LAW OF ADDITION if a, b, care any three integers then(a + b) + c = a+ (b + c).
                                                                                                                                                        (ii)   a + (-6) = 0
        EXAMPLE 11:           Consider the integers -5, -7 and 3.                                                                                       =>     [a + (-6) + 6 = 0 + 6 [adding 6 on both sides]
                                                                                                                                                        =>     a + [(-6) + 6] = 6 [by associative law of addition and property of O l
                              We have: [(-5) + (-7) ) + 3 = (-12) + 3 = -9.                                                                             =>     a + 0 = 6      [·: (-6) + 6 = O]
                              And, (-5) + 1(-7) + 31 = (-5) + (-4) = - 9.                                                                               =>     a = 6.
                              :. [(-5) + (-7)) + 3 = (-5) + [(-7) + 3).
                                                                                                                                                        Hence, a = 6.
                              (iv) if a is any integer then a + 0 = a and O + a = a.                                                                                   SUBTRACTION OF INTEGERS


        EXAMPLE 12:           (i)  8 +  0 =  8     (ii) (-3) + 0  =  -3         (iii) 0 + (-5) = -5                                We have learnt how to subtract two whole numbers.


        Remark                0 is called the additive identity.                                                                   We defined subtraction as an inverse process of addition. For example, to subtract 4 from 9 is the same as to find
                                                                                                                                   a number which when added to 4 gtves 9.
                              (v) The sum of an integer and its opposite ts 0.
                                                                                                                                   Clearly, the answer is 5.
                              Thus, if a ts an integer then a+ (-a)= 0.                                                            Thus, 9 - 4 = 5.
                              a and -a are called opposites or negatives or additive inverses of each other.
                                                                                                                                   We extend  the same idea to subtraction of integers. Suppose we want to subtract (-4) from 6.
        EXAMPLE 13:           3 + (-3) = 0 and (-3) + 3 = 0.                                                                       Clearly, we want a number which when added to (-4) gtves 6.
                                                                                                                                   Now, on the number line, find out how many steps should be taken from -4 to reach 6.
                              Thus, the additive inverse of 3 is -3.
                              And, the additive inverse of -3 is 3.
        Remark                Clearly, the additive inverse of 0 is 0.                                                                           -5     -4     -3      -2     -1     0      1      2       3      4      5      6

        SUCCESSOR AND PREDECESSOR OF AN INTEGER                                                                                    We see that the number of steps taken is 10.
        Let a be an integer.                                                                                                              :. 6 - (-4) = 10.
               Then, (a+ 1) is called the successor of a.                                                                          Also, we know that 6 + 4 = 10.
               And, (a - 1) is called the predecessor of a.                                                                               Thus, 6 - (-4) = 6 + 4 = 10.
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