opposites, additive inverses
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Two numbers with the same absolute value but different signs are called additive inverses. In mathematics, the additive inverse of a number is the number that, when added to the original number, results in zero. For example, +5 and -5 are additive inverses because 5 + (-5) = 0. This concept is fundamental in algebra and arithmetic operations involving positive and negative numbers.
Example: +94 and -94 .
Factoid: The sum of any two numbers with the same absolute value and opposite signs is zero.
Its impossible if they are both absolute value with different signs. If they have different signs one would be absolute value and one would be negative value.
It is impossible. The absolute value is always positive.
If you are talking about same numbers but different signs then there are a lot. such a l-4l = l4l because they are the same amount of space to the zero.
Subtract the absolute value of the smaller number from the absolute value of the larger number. The answer will have the sign of the larger numbers.
For example, 5 is the "inverse" of -5. And -7 is the "inverse" for 7.