Binary Arithmetic Using Complement Codes

 

v                      Example 

4)  X =  23       à    0  1 0 1 1 1    +

     Y = -18       à    1  0 1 1 1 0

                                ---------------

                                0  0  0 1 0 1    =    5

 

-18 -- binary representation: 1 0 0 1 0

      -- 1st complement: 0 1 1 0 1

      -- 2nd complement: 0 1 1 1 0