Use the interactive number line to find each difference to complete the table.

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
[tex]$a$[/tex] & [tex]$b$[/tex] & [tex]$a+b$[/tex] & [tex]$a-b$[/tex] \\
\hline
1 & 2 & 3 & -1 \\
\hline
-1 & -2 & -3 & [tex]$U$[/tex] \\
\hline
-4 & 1 & -3 & [tex]$V$[/tex] \\
\hline
-6 & -3 & -9 & [tex]$W$[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}



Answer :

Let's focus on filling in the missing values [tex]\( U \)[/tex], [tex]\( V \)[/tex], and [tex]\( W \)[/tex] in the table corresponding to [tex]\( a - b \)[/tex].

We are given:

[tex]\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline a & b & a+b & a-b \\ \hline 1 & 2 & 3 & -1 \\ \hline -1 & -2 & -3 & U \\ \hline -4 & 1 & -3 & V \\ \hline -6 & -3 & -9 & W \\ \hline \end{array} \][/tex]

### Finding [tex]\( U \)[/tex]

For [tex]\( a = -1 \)[/tex] and [tex]\( b = -2 \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ a - b = -1 - (-2) = -1 + 2 = 1 \][/tex]
So, [tex]\( U = 1 \)[/tex].

### Finding [tex]\( V \)[/tex]

For [tex]\( a = -4 \)[/tex] and [tex]\( b = 1 \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ a - b = -4 - 1 = -5 \][/tex]
So, [tex]\( V = -5 \)[/tex].

### Finding [tex]\( W \)[/tex]

For [tex]\( a = -6 \)[/tex] and [tex]\( b = -3 \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ a - b = -6 - (-3) = -6 + 3 = -3 \][/tex]
So, [tex]\( W = -3 \)[/tex].

Thus, the completed table is:

[tex]\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline a & b & a+b & a-b \\ \hline 1 & 2 & 3 & -1 \\ \hline -1 & -2 & -3 & 1 \\ \hline -4 & 1 & -3 & -5 \\ \hline -6 & -3 & -9 & -3 \\ \hline \end{array} \][/tex]

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