If a + b = 2 0 1 5 , where a and b are natural numbers, then what is the value of
( − 1 ) a + ( − 1 ) b = ?
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It should be specified that a,b are natural numbers
An alternating way to solve this is to view b = 2 0 1 5 − a , then we will get ( − 1 ) a + ( − 1 ) a ( − 1 ) 2 0 1 5 = ( − 1 ) a − ( − 1 1 ) 2 0 1 5 = ( − 1 ) a − ( − 1 ) a = 0
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