“And for longitude, if there’s no E or W, and if the number is positive (such as 128.3425° or +128.34°), then the longitude is EAST. If the number is negative, such as -73.9917° (the minus is always shown if the number is negative), then the longitude is WEST!” “OK!”

The prime meridian is the line drawn north to south at 0° (0 degrees) longitude. Sentences: The prime meridian divides Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.

Distance between East and West is 14360 KM / 8923.5 miles.

The sign implies the direction of the displacement. Negative means that is is moving to the left (sometimes called West) or down (sometimes called South); positive means that is moving to the right (sometimes called East) or up (sometimes called North).

Positive coordinates are to the right (east) and up (north). This means that the Western Hemisphere has negative longitudes.

Positive longitudes are east of the prime meridian, and negative ones are west.

Longitude designates East and West of the Prime Meridian. A negative latitude means South of the Equator, and a negative longitude means West of the Prime Meridian.

Just as a number line can be extended to deal with negative numbers, the x-axis and y-axis can be extended to deal with negative coordinates. In this way, if a point is to the left of the origin, its x-coordinate is negative, and if it is below the origin, its y-coordinate is negative. The origin itself is (0, 0).

Next time you are trying to remember the difference between degrees of latitude and longitude, just think of a ladder. The latitude lines are the rungs and the longitude lines are the “long” lines that hold those rungs together. Latitude lines run east and west.

Each line of longitude runs north and south and measures the number of degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian. Values range from positive 180 to negative 180 degrees.

Latitude/Longitude Formats Note that negative latitudes represent the southern hemisphere, and negative longitudes represent the western hemisphere. The fractional portion of decimal degrees are instead represented as the number of “minutes” between 0 and 60.

Positive longitude is east of the prime meridian, while negative longitude is west of the prime meridian (a north-south line that runs through a point in England). Those values you give describe a point somewhere in Idaho (north of the equator and west of the prime meridian).

When magnets are used in magnetic therapy, the poles are often referred to as being positive or negative. Generally, the south pole is termed positive, and the north negative.

Electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive. Conventional current or simply current, behaves as if positive charge carriers cause current flow. Conventional current flows from the positive terminal to the negative.

In one dimension the direction is indicated by the sign: negative if to the left and positive if to the right. The word distance means how far the object moves regardless of direction. It is always positive and is equal to the absolute value, or magnitude, of the displacement.

In the detail section for the deposit account, an invoice is represented as a negative number, meaning a reduction of your balance. A deposit is represented by a positive number, meaning an addition to your balance.

Zero represents the starting account balance.

Negative numbers are numbers that are smaller than zero, and positive numbers are numbers that are bigger than zero. Since zero isn’t bigger or smaller than itself (just like you’re not older than yourself, or taller than yourself), zero is neither positive nor negative.

-1/8

The opposite of 8 is − 8 , and the opposite of − 8 is 8. It is positive. So what the student said is false. The opposite of a number is the number located at the same distance from zero but on the other side of zero.

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