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Because by definition, there sum will always be zero. Because the definition of opposites are additive inverses.
It is zero and that is simply because that is how additive opposites are defined.
When you add two or more numbers together, the answer you get is called the sum.
"Opposites" cannot mean additive opposites since, by definition, their sum must be 0. So "opposites" is likely to mean multiplicative opposites. This gives the equation x + 1/x = 100 Then the two numbers are 0.010010 and 99.989999 to 6 dp.
Difference. A sum is the result of adding two numbers, and a difference is the result of subtracting two numbers.