If I have minus 2 apples in my hand (which means I have no apples) and I MULTIPLY those non-apples by, say, minus 2 apples (again, no apples) HOW do I end up with 4 apples in my hand?
2006-10-24 00:05:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
you don't it's minus four aplles, the only way you can have a positive nutmber is to add a positive number greater than that of the negative first number. i.e -2 apples plus six apples = 4 apples.
2006-10-24 00:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Heather 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi sea moth (again)
sorry you cannot multiply something by -2 apples
it is nonsense
if you have 20 apples and give 2 to 5 friends
you have lost 2 x 5 = 10 which is
20 -10 apples
when all the apples are gone you cannot give any more away and so you cannot have
(- ) apples
You are trying to apply a flawed logic to understand mathematical rules.
Join us - accept minus x minus = plus
Good luck
2006-10-24 07:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by Daddybear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is meaningless to multiply objects, say you had +2 apples in your hand and you multiplied them by +2 apples, the result would be 4 apples^2, or 4 , apples each 6 dimensional.
2006-10-24 09:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically in your hand you are actually holding a piece of paper that says "I owe 2 apples". By multiplication other people owe you apples too and this not only cancels your debt but leaves you with enough vouchers for 4 sweet apples! Enjoy them my friend!
2006-10-24 07:15:06 · answer #4 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ur apples are magical.
nah ok ill cut the crap lol,
um thats a good question! hmm i wanna know too!
you're basically saying 'i got nothing in one hand and i multiply by nothing, then how do i end up with something!'
what the hayellll this is confusing!
2006-10-24 07:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by thugster17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's impossible
the rules of maths say that (-) times(-) is equal to (+)
but,call each apple x say
(-2x)*(-2x)=4x^2,but you can't get squared apples,
therefore, the statement is an absurdity
a typical example of some maths thinking
being out of touch with the real world
i hope that this helps
2006-10-24 08:52:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't, you have 4(apples)^2 . no no apples, maths is much more formal than english. don't you know maths is magic. :)
2006-10-24 10:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by mathman241 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how hungry you were when you first picked up the apples.
2006-10-24 07:07:10 · answer #8 · answered by Misha-non-penguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never had minus two, you had none. You multiply it by minus two and you still have none.
2006-10-24 17:38:28 · answer #9 · answered by Katri-Mills 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-APPLES MEANS U OWE 2 APPLES, NOT U HAVE, THEREFORE: U X 2 = -4
IF U X BY -2 AGAIN THEN - & - WOULD BE CANCELLED.. U END WITH +4,
BUT IT DOESNT WORK LIKE THT!!
2006-10-24 07:16:29 · answer #10 · answered by Janey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋