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What are opposite numbers

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Opposite number or additive inverse of any number (n) is a number which, if added to n, results in 0, the identity element of addition. The opposite number for n is written as −n. For example, −7 is opposite to 7, because with −7+7=0

You can say that the opposite number of a number, is the negative version of the positive number. This is what the opposite of 7 is or the opposite of -7.

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Opposite numbers are numbers that, when placed on a number line, are the exact same distance away from the 0, but on opposite sides/opposite directions

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