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Place a on the number line to illustrate that a+b=0

Place a on the number line to illustrate that a+b=0-example-1
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To make a+b= 0

Since b is positive ( to the right of zero), a must be positive and must be have the same distance from 0.

So:

Place a on the number line to illustrate that a+b=0-example-1
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