Question

What is the opposite of each number?

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0.005
12
0
−2

Answer 1

The opposites of the given numbers are found by changing their signs. The opposite of 0.005 is -0.005, the opposite of 12 is -12, the opposite of 0 remains 0, and the opposite of -2 is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The opposite of a number is simply the number with the opposite sign. In other words, to find the opposite, we change a positive number to negative and a negative number to positive.

• The opposite of 0.005 is -0.005.
• The opposite of 12 is -12.
• The opposite of 0 is 0 because zero is neither positive nor negative.
• The opposite of -2 is 2.

This concept is also related to additive inverses. For example, 5 and -5 are opposites because when they are added together, they sum to zero (5 + (-5) = 0).