Asked by juhh

if 2 numbers are in the same quadtrient do you add or subtract

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Do you mean "quadrant" on the coordinate plane, or something else? A couple short, common meanings and rules:

- If you mean two signed numbers on the number line:
- Same sign → add their absolute values and keep that sign. Example: (+3) + (+5) = +8, (−3) + (−5) = −8.
- Opposite signs → subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger and take the sign of the larger. Example: (+7) + (−4) = +3, (−7) + (+4) = −3.

- If you mean two points in the same quadrant (I, II, III, IV) of the xy-plane:
- Each point has coordinates with the same sign pattern (e.g., quadrant I: both coordinates positive). When you add points or vectors, add x-components and y-components separately using the signed-number rule above.

If you meant something else (angles, trigonometry, vectors, etc.), tell me and I’ll answer for that context.