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How does the concept of radix complement apply to subtraction in different base systems, and what is the procedure for performing subtraction using this method?
How does the concept of radix complement apply to subtraction in different base systems, and what is the procedure for performing subtraction using this method?
Radix complement, like two’s complement in binary, enables efficient subtraction by converting subtraction into addition. To perform subtraction, convert the subtrahend to its radix complement and add it to the minuend. For example, in decimal, the 10’s complement of 467 is 533 (1000 – 467). Subtracting 123 from 467 involves adding 467 to the 10’s complement of 123 (877), yielding 1004. Discard the leading 1, resulting in 344.