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  • 22-08-2018
  • Mathematics
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how do you know the opposite of a nonzero integer?

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tramserran
tramserran tramserran
  • 22-08-2018

"opposite" changes the sign

for example: the opposite of "+4" is "-4" and the opposite of "-10" is "+10"

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Аноним Аноним
  • 22-08-2018

The opposite of the integer is its additive inverse.

Thus the opposite of 5 is -5 because 5 + (-5) = 0.

The opposite of -1 is 1 as -1 + 1 = 0.

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