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


1. Find 2's complement of 110

Solution:

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

Step-1: 1's complement of 110 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 1
111
-110

001



Step-2: Now add 1 :
001 + 1 = 010


So 2's complement of 110 is 010
2. Find 2's complement of 10110

Solution:

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

Step-1: 1's complement of 10110 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 1
11111
-10110

01001



Step-2: Now add 1 :
01001 + 1 = 01010


So 2's complement of 10110 is 01010
3. Find 2's complement of 11010

Solution:

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 2's complement of 11010 is 00110
4. Find 2's complement of 10100

Solution:

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

Step-1: 1's complement of 10100 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 1
11111
-10100

01011



Step-2: Now add 1 :
01011 + 1 = 01100


So 2's complement of 10100 is 01100
5. Find 2's complement of 1101110

Solution:

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

Step-1: 1's complement of 1101110 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 1
1111111
-1101110

0010001



Step-2: Now add 1 :
0010001 + 1 = 0010010


So 2's complement of 1101110 is 0010010




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