Coolmath Pre-Algebra
Signed Number (Integers) lesson 5 -
Finding the Opposite of a Number
(page 1 of 2)
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opposite of a number. |
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This is really easy...
and it's going to be really important in the
subtractions lessons for signed numbers.
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The opposite of
a number is just the number on the opposite
side of zero on the number line.
The
opposite of
a
is
-a.
The opposite of
-a
is
a. |
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Check it out:
The
opposite of
5
is -5.
The
opposite of
-5
is 5.
The
opposite of
-3
is 3.
The
opposite of
3
is -3.
Continued on the
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