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Is losing $20, the same as gaining $20?
Is driving 50 miles North the same as driving 50 miles South?
Of course not!!
Negative numbers are not the same as positive numbers!!
True, but that does not apply to all numbers:
0 is the same as its additive inverse.
1 and -1 are the same as their multiplicative inverses.
What else can I help you with?
What can you say about the sum of a number and its opposite?
They equal zero.
What is the opposite of 260?
The opposite of 260 is -260. In mathematical terms, the opposite of a number is its additive inverse, which means that when you add the number to its opposite, the result is zero. Therefore, 260 and -260 together equal zero.
When it went off absolute value and the opposite of a rational number equal?
When the number is non-positive.
Is it true that a number is always greater than its opposite .explain?
No, a number is not always greater than its opposite. For any positive number, it is indeed greater than its opposite (negative counterpart), but for zero, the opposite is also zero, making them equal. For negative numbers, the opposite is a positive number, which is greater than the negative number. Thus, the relationship depends on the sign of the number.
What are all the shapes that have opposite angels congruent?
Any regular polygon with an even number of sides will have opposite angles of equal measure.
What number is equal to a opposite?
the number 0 is always equal to its opposite
What is the opposite of number -98?
Opposite numbers are numbers such that their sum is equal to 0 So the opposite number of -98 is 98
When are the absolute value and the opposite of rational number equal?
When the number is 0.
Is the absolute value of a number ever equal to its opposite?
Yes! When the number is negative, the absolute value of it'll be its opposite.
What can you say about the sum of a number and its opposite?
They equal zero.
What is the opposite of numbered?
Opposite numbers are numbers such that their sum is equal to 0 So the opposite number of -98 is 98
How do you write a equation for the opposite of a number is -9?
Call your number any variable, for example x. Then: "A number": x "The opposite of a number": -x "Is": the equal sign. "The opposite of a number is -9": -x = -9
When is the absolute value of a number equal to the opposite of that same number?
The absolute value of a negative number is positive.
What is the opposite of 260?
The opposite of 260 is -260. In mathematical terms, the opposite of a number is its additive inverse, which means that when you add the number to its opposite, the result is zero. Therefore, 260 and -260 together equal zero.
When it went off absolute value and the opposite of a rational number equal?
When the number is non-positive.
What is the opposite of -35?
The opposite of a negative number is its positive counterpart. Therefore, the opposite of -35 is +35. In mathematical terms, the opposite of a number is its additive inverse, which means that when added together, they equal zero.
What is a shape with equal opposite sides?
it can be in any shape with even number of sides.
