When someone dies due to the fault of another person or entity (like a car manufacturer), the survivors may be able to bring a wrongful death lawsuit. Such a lawsuit seeks compensation for the survivors' loss, such as lost wages from the deceased, lost companionship, and funeral expenses. Here's a primer on wrongful death claims -- what they are, who can sue, who can be sued, and what damages may be recovered.
Let's review what we've learned. We learned that the subtraction property of equality tells us that if we subtract from one side of an equation, we must also subtract from the other side of the equation to keep the equation the same. The formula for this property is if a = b, then a - c = b - c.
Approximate equality is a concept used primarily in physics and engineering, and also occasionally in mathematics. Two quantities are approximately equal when they are close enough in value so the difference is inconsequential in practical terms. Approximate equality is symbolized by a squiggly equal sign ( ). As an example of how approximate equality can be used in mathematics, consider the positive square root of 2 (or 2 1/2 ). This is an irrational number ; when written in decimal form, it is nonterminating and nonrepeating.