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kozerog [31]
3 years ago
7

Opposites in math definition

Mathematics
1 answer:
noname [10]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The opposite of a number is its additive inverse. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero. (This is sometimes called the property of opposites ). a+(−a)=0.

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