I am confused on how to convert a -26 signed decimal integerto a 16-bit hexadeci

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I am confused on how to convert a -26 signed decimal integerto a 16-bit hexadecimal. I started out by making the -26 positive to 26. i then did thefollowing: (2*16^1) + (6*16^0) = 32 + 6 = 38 the binary form is 01000110. Now how do I convert to 16-bit hexadecimal? I am confused on how to convert a -26 signed decimal integerto a 16-bit hexadecimal. I started out by making the -26 positive to 26. i then did thefollowing: (2*16^1) + (6*16^0) = 32 + 6 = 38 the binary form is 01000110. Now how do I convert to 16-bit hexadecimal?

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I am confused on how to convert a -26 signed decimal integerto a 16-bit hexadecimal. I started out by making the -26 positive to 26. i then did thefollowing: (2*16^1) + (6*16^0) = 32 + 6 = 38 the binary form is 01000110. Now how do I convert to 16-bit hexadecimal?


ok, you converted 26 incorrectly to hexadecimal you did it asif you were converting hex to decimal
to convert decimal 26 to hex divide by 16 repeatedly and use theremainders(if the remainder is between 10 and 16 change it to theappropriate hex digit)   the answer is FFE6

26/16 =1 rem 10 (A)

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