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-2 and 2 are opposites as they lie on opposite side of 0 on number line. They are equal distance from 0 in different directions.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThey are opposites in the context of addition. And that is because the sum of -2 and 2 is 0, which is the identity element for addition.
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What are 2 integers the same distance from 0 on a number line but on opposite sides?
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What are 2 integers the same distance from 0 on a number line but on opposite sides?
They are additive inverses of each other. They are often called opposites, but that is not good practise. You can have multiplicative inverses (1/2 and 2 because they multiply to 1), and will you call them opposites also?
What is the opposite of 'component'?
There are opposites of some adverbs and adjectives. The idea of "opposites" is conceptually weak and not all words have opposites.
