roberto says that the opposite of a certain integer is -5. cindy concludes that the opposite of an integer is always negative. e

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roberto says that the opposite of a certain integer is -5. cindy concludes that the opposite of an integer is always negative. e

xplain cindy's error

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zlopas [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-11T17:03:08+03:00

Explanation:

That is false. Integers that are opposites of each other are what are known as additive inverses, which means that numbers that are the same, but opposite signs, always result in 0:

Ex: -100, 100

These result in 0.

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