If you know that a < b, and both a and b are positive numbers, then what must be true about the relationship between the oppo

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Delvig [45]

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If you know that a < b, and both a and b are positive numbers, then what must be true about the relationship between the oppo

sites of these numbers? Explain.

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NikAS [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-02T07:07:41+03:00

NikAS [45]4 years ago

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Step-by-step explanation:

A is closest to 0

Ymorist [56] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-02T04:56:02+03:00

Answer:

The number further left on a number line is the smaller number. For positive numbers, the number closest to zero is smaller. For negative numbers, the number closest to zero is larger. If a is less than b, and they are both positive, then a is closer to 0 than b. The opposite of a is also closer to zero than the opposite of b, so the opposite of a must be larger than the opposite of b.

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