Explain this to a mathlet please
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If I can write
>-4
as
>-(4),
then the equation
>1 - 4 = -3
could also be written like:
>1 - (+4)
therefore, it can also be written as:
>4 + 1 - 0 = 5
Does this mean that -3 = 5? I never understood the inconsistencies I've always been finding in math over the years.
>-4
as
>-(4),
then the equation
>1 - 4 = -3
could also be written like:
>1 - (+4)
therefore, it can also be written as:
>4 + 1 - 0 = 5
Does this mean that -3 = 5? I never understood the inconsistencies I've always been finding in math over the years.
