Question

Which statements about opposites are true?

Select each correct answer.

Answer 1

(a) TRUE

(b) TRUE

(c) FALSE

(d) TRUE

Explanation:

" The "opposite" of any number is also known as it's " additive inverse" i.e. for any number 'a' the additive inverse is 'a' ".

(a) TRUE

Since let us consider any negative number '-5' then it's opposite is '5' since (-5)+5=0

(b) TRUE

this could be seen clearly from the number line.

(c) FALSE

this statement is false since we can take example of zero.

the opposite of zero is 0 but 0×0≠1.

(d) TRUE

since 0-0=0.Step-by-step explanation: