The result of adding and integer and its opposite is negation.
A + (-A) = 0 For all real integers. It has the effect of adding 0 to a sum.
Example: 32 + 16 + (-16) + 5 = 37 = 32 + 0 + 5.
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Because of the definition of addition and subtraction. When looking at a real number line: when you add you move to the left or up, when you add the opposite of a number you move in the opposite direction.
yes. the opposite of a positive integer is the same except negative and vice versa ( ex: the opposite integer of -6 is 6. if you multiply them, it equals zero)
In the context of an additive opposite, the answer is -9.
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