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  1. Example 110 - 101
  2. Example 10110 - 11101
  3. Example 11010 - 10101
  4. Example 10100 - 11010
  5. Example 1101110 - 1010101
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3. Example 11010 - 10101
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5. Example 1101110 - 1010101
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4. Example 10100 - 11010





4. Find Subtraction of 10100 and 11010 using 2's complement

Solution:
2's complement subtraction steps :
1. At first, find 2's complement of the B(subtrahend).
2. Then add it to the A(minuend).
3. If the final carry over of the sum is 1, then it is dropped and the result is positive.
4. If there is no carry over, then 2's complement of the sum is the final result and it is negative.

Here A = 10100, B = 11010.
Find A - B = ? using 2's complement
First find 2's complement of B = 11010

Note : 2's complement of a number is 1 added to it's 1's complement number.

Step-1: 1's complement of 11010 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 1
11111
-11010

00101



Step-2: Now add 1 :
00101 + 1 = 00110


Step-3: Now Add this 00110 to 10100

1
10100
+00110

11010


Step by step solution of 10100 + 00110 = 11010

Write the numbers, so that each digit lines up vertically

10100
+00110


Step-1 :
`=0_2+0_2`
`=0_10+0_10`
`=0_10`
`=0_2`
Write the 0 in the sum place

10100
+00110

0

Step-2 :
`=0_2+1_2`
`=0_10+1_10`
`=1_10`
`=1_2`
Write the 1 in the sum place

10100
+00110

10

Step-3 :
`=1_2+1_2`
`=1_10+1_10`
`=2_10`
`=2xx1+0`
`=10_2`
Write the 0 in the sum place and carry the 1 to the next carry place

1
10100
+00110

010

Step-4 :
`=1+0_2+0_2`
`=1+0_10+0_10`
`=1_10`
`=1_2`
Write the 1 in the sum place

1
10100
+00110

1010

Step-5 :
`=1_2+0_2`
`=1_10+0_10`
`=1_10`
`=1_2`
Write the 1 in the sum place

1
10100
+00110

11010



Here there is no carry, answer is - (2's complement of the sum obtained 11010)

Note : 2's complement of a number is 1 added to it's 1's complement number.

Step-1: 1's complement of 11010 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 1
11111
-11010

00101



Step-2: Now add 1 :
00101 + 1 = 00110


So answer is -00110




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