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What are numbers that are the same distance from 0 but in opposite directions

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Answer:

Opposite numbers

Explanation:

Opposite numbers are defined as numbers that have the same distance from zero but are on opposite sides of zero. So opposite numbers have the same absolute values. Another word for opposite numbers is additive inverses because when opposite numbers are added together the sum is always zero.

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