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Use a number line to write the folowing integers in descending order :

3.
6 -4,5, -7,0, -6, -2 and
Solution :
Draw a number ine for initegers, as shown below,. and mark on it all
the given
integers. -7 6 4 -2
3 5 6

-8 -2 2 4 6 10 12
Clearty. the gven ntegers in descending order are :
8>5>3>0>-2 >4>-6> -7
(Ans.)
Erarmole 3:
Iisinga umber line, write the following
ues 3, -2, 5, 0. -7,6 and -4. numbers (integers) in ascending order of
Soution:
Draw a suitable number line and mark on it the
-7
given numbers, as shown below:
-2
3 5 6

-7 -8 5 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 5 6 7
Since ascending order means smaller to greater.
. The given numbers in ascending order
= -7, -4, -2, 0, 3, 5 and 6
(Ans.)
Svmboi 'means is less than' and symbo >' means 'is
greater than.'
Answer to example 3, given above, can also be written as:
-7<4< -2<0<3<5 <6.
If required, the same numbers in descending
(decreasing) order will be written as :
6, 5, 3, 0, 2, -4 and -7
or. 6>5>3>0>2>4-7

EXERCISE 5(A)
1. Fl in the blanks:
() Negative of -20 is
() Negative of 0 is
(ü) Negative of 8 is
(iv) f 10 represents gain of 10, then -10 represents
(v) If going South is negative, then going North is
(vi) Because 5 < 7, therefore -5 -7.
(vn) f 3 > 2, then 3 is on the of -2.
(ii) -8<-6, then -8 is on the of -6.

2. Use a number line to wite the folBowing integers in ascending (increasing) order :
) 5, 8, 0, 9, 4, -14 and 12 (ii) 6,7,0, 9,5 and 9

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