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A negative number. For example: -I -2 I = -2 because -2= 2 and the opposite of 2 is -2.
The additive opposite is +1/2. The multiplicative opposite is -2.
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A negative can be thought of as being the opposite of something. The opposite of a negative is positive so the negative of a negative is positive. Example: (-2)(-3) = (-1)(2)(-1)(3) = (-1)(-1)(2)(3) = (-1)2(6) = (1)(6) = 6
The opposite of one half is negative one half.
4 x 2 = 8.... And the opposite of 8 is -8 (negative 8)
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."
The [multiplicative] opposite of -2 is -0.5, which is negative.
The additive opposite is +2 (because their sum is 0). The multiplicative opposite is -0.5 (because their product is 1).
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The opposite is: negative (the absolute value of negative 30).
opposite of mean "negative" so the opposite of x is negative x or -x.