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What is the opposite of one third?
The opposite of one third is negative one third. This is because the opposite of a positive fraction is a negative fraction with the same value.
Is 2 the opposite of one half?
The opposite of one half is negative one half.
What is the opposite of negative one half?
The additive opposite is +1/2. The multiplicative opposite is -2.
Why is negative multiply negative equal to positive?
Negative in English terms means "opposite." Multiplication can represent "of". So, negative times negative is the "opposite of the opposite." And the opposite of an opposite is the same, hence positive, because "same" is the opposite of "opposite" and positive is the opposite of negative. So if you put it into English words, it actually makes some sense. In essence, negative and negative "cancel out."
What is the multiplication property of negative one?
Negative one times any number is equal to the opposite of that number.Negative one times negative one is positive one. -from wikipedia
What is the opposite of the absolute value of negative 30?
The opposite is: negative (the absolute value of negative 30).
What is one fourth multiplied by negative one?
Anything multiplied by negative one is the same number with the opposite sign. -1 over 4
Why does two minuses equal a plus?
A negative number is the opposite of a positive number. If a positive number measures the money you have, then a negative number measures the money you owe. If you multiply two negative numbers together, you are getting the opposite of an opposite. One negative negates the other, leaving you with a positive.
When does latitude become negative?
If you define one direction (for example, north) as positive, then the opposite direction is negative.
What is the mathematical terms for opposite of?
opposite of mean "negative" so the opposite of x is negative x or -x.
Can a negative sign can be read as the opposite of?
It is the sign that is opposite, not the number But if the number magnitude is the same, it is correct to say that ,for example, negative 6 is the opposite of positive six. But negative 4 is not the opposite of negative 8, for example
Is the opposite of a negative number sometimes negative?
The question is somewhat ambiguous since you do not define "opposite". If what you are asking is: is the negative of a negative sometimes negative, the answer is: No, never.
