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Q: Why is it that when you add any number to its opposite you get 0?
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What is the answer to any number plus its opposite?

0 as the opposite of 3 is -3. 3+ (-3) = 0


What is the opposite of any integer?

The additive opposite of the additive opposite is the number itself. The multiplicative opposite of the multiplicative opposite is the number itself, unless the number was 0, in which case the first opposite is not defined.


Does every number have an opposite?

It depends on what you mean by an opposite. Every real number has an additive opposite but 0 does not have a multiplicative opposite.


What is the opposite of number one?

It depends on what kind of opposite they are asking for. They are probably asking for the 'additive inverse' which is what number do you add to 1 to get 0? Well, 1+ (-1) = 0, so -1. Also ENO ONE. Opposite of zero would be Infinite.


Which property tells you that the sum of any number and it's opposite number?

Additive inverse. For any number, a, there exists a number, -a, so that a + (-a) = 0.


What is the sum when you add 10 and it's opposite?

Answer:(0 or 0)


When you add 0 to a number the answer is number?

Yes. 0 is the additive identity, ie when it is added to any number it results in the same number.


What is the rule in subtracting any number from zero?

For any number subtracted from zero, answer is always that number but opposite in sign. For example, 0 - 7 = -7 or 0 - a negative 7, that is , 0- (-7), = +7


In a quadrilateral what is the sum of the opposite angles?

It can be any number in the range (0, 360) degrees.between


What is the sum of opposite angles of a quadrilateral?

It can be any number in the range (0, 360) degrees.between


What number is equal to a opposite?

the number 0 is always equal to its opposite


Is the opposite of -45 equal to the absolute value of -45?

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