Question

The sum of a number nd its opposite will always add up to
absolute value?

Answer 1

The sum of a number and it’s opposite will always add up to 0. For example 7+ -7 = 0

Also they have the same absolute value because absolute value is the distance form the 0 on the number line.


-5-4-3-2-1”0”1 2 3 4 5

4 and negative four are both four away form the zero and -4+4=0

Answer 2

On the number line, a number and its opposite are, predictably, opposite each other. In other words, they are the same distance from zero, but on opposite sides of the number line. The opposite of zero is defined to be simply zero. The sum of a number and its opposite is always zero, as shown in the following example.