Question

Which of the following expressions has a result of zero????

0/(-4)
6/0
-11 + 11
0 . (-7)
-8 - (-8)

Answer 1

A, C, D, E

Explanation:

You want to identify the expressions that have a value of 0 among these:

• 0/(-4)
• 6/0
• -11 + 11
• 0 · (-7)
• -8 - (-8)

Zero product rule

A product is zero if and only if one of the factors is zero. That is the case for the expressions ...

• 0/(-4)
• 0 · (-7)

Additive inverse

The sum of a number and its additive inverse is zero. Another way to say this is that the difference between a number and itself is zero. That is the case for the expressions ...

• -11 +11
• -8 -(-8)