Question

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Find - X when x =71

Answer 1

-x = -71

Explanation:

Note that when x is positive, the number equal to it is positive too (71). Now, we are solving for a -x. To change a positive x to a negative x, you divide by -1. Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other, therefore, you also divide by -1 to 71.

71/(-1) = -71

(x)/(-1) = -x

-x = -71

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Answer 2

Negative x ( -x) is the opposite of x

When x = 71, then -x would be -71