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Q: What is the opposite of negative 5?
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What number is the opposite of -5?

The opposite of -5 is 5. It's as simple as that. Negative becomes positive, just like flipping a switch. So, there you have it, the opposite of -5 is 5.


What is a number and its opposite called?

For each positive number, there is a negative number that is its opposite. We write the opposite of a positive number with a negative or minus sign in front.The opposite of a number is also called its additive inverse.For example, 5 is the additive inverse of -5 and -5 is the additive inverse of 5.


Why is a negative number multiplied by a negative number a positive number?

The rule goes:negative times negative equals positivenegative times positive equals negativepositive times positive equals positivepositive times negative equals negativeAnswer multiplicationNEGATIVE=OPPOSITEOpposite is just another word for negative, here's why.1. The opposite(negative) of positive is negative.2.The opposite(negative) of negative is positive. NOW WATCH IF YOU DONT THINK SOEX: 5*5=25....CHANGE TO OPPOSITE (NEGATIVE)....-5*-5=25ALSO:5*-5=-25.....THEN...5*5=25.....MY POINT IS...-25 and 25 are opposites of each other.FINAL ANSWER:NEGATIVE IS THE SAME AS OPPOSITENegative sign implies that it must move in the opposite direction. Thus, for example lets say, -5*-1. It's clear meaning is that move in direction(in xy plane)of magnitude 5 and in the direction opposite to that of -5. Thus the expression -5*-1 gives +5.


What is the opposite of the absolute value of negative 30?

The opposite is: negative (the absolute value of negative 30).


Can a negative sign can be read as the opposite of?

It is the sign that is opposite, not the number But if the number magnitude is the same, it is correct to say that ,for example, negative 6 is the opposite of positive six. But negative 4 is not the opposite of negative 8, for example