Book 1A Lesson Worksheet 1A (Refer to §1.

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1.1A Concept and Applications of Directed Numbers

To identify two magnitudes in different directions, we can set:

(i) one magnitude as positive and represent it by the ‘+’ sign, and
(ii) the other magnitude as negative and represent it by the ‘−’ sign.
e.g. If ‘+2 m’ represents 2 m above sea level, then ‘−2 m’ represents 2 m below sea level.

1. Complete the table below.

Given situation Opposite situation

(a) ‘+1°C’ represents an increase of 1°C.
(b) ‘−3’ represents 3 steps to the left.
(c) ‘+10’ represents a gain of 10 marks.
(d) ‘−4 km’ represents 4 km to the west of the
school.
‘______ °C’ represents a decrease of 1°C.
‘______’ represents 3 steps to the right.
‘−10’ represents a _____ of 10 marks.
‘+4 km’ represents 4 km to the ______ of
the school.

(a) Directed numbers include:

(i) positive numbers―numbers with the ‘+’ sign 0 is neither positive nor
negative. It is not a directed
(ii) negative numbers―numbers with the ‘−’ sign
number.
(b) Two numbers with the same numerical value but
different signs are called opposite numbers.
All natural numbers 1, 2,
3 …, their opposite
e.g. The opposite number of −6 is +6.
numbers −1, −2, −3 …
and 0 are called integers.

2. Consider the following numbers.

1
0, + , −7, −1.5, +3
4
(a) Which of them are positive numbers?
(b) Which of them are negative numbers?
(c) Which of them are integers?

3. Write down the opposite number of each of the following numbers.

(a) −8
2
(b) +
5
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