Express the significant (mantissa) of the largest negative number for the simple precision of the IEEE 754 format according to the example: 2^x-2^y, where both x and y are integers. You cannot use other characters than those indicated in the example, except for the two variables in which case you substitute the whole numbers including the sign.   Please solve the exercise with step-by-step details. Indicate the sign, exponent, significant, normalized significand, result, etc. [This is all the information given to solve this exercise.]

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Express the significant (mantissa) of the largest negative number for the simple precision of the IEEE 754 format according to the example: 2^x-2^y, where both x and y are integers. You cannot use other characters than those indicated in the example, except for the two variables in which case you substitute the whole numbers including the sign.

 

Please solve the exercise with step-by-step details. Indicate the sign, exponent, significant, normalized significand, result, etc.

[This is all the information given to solve this exercise.]

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