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By definition, what is the opposite of a number?

AThe number that is one more than it
BThe reciprocal of that same number
CThe same distance from zero, opposite side
DThe number squared and then negated
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The same distance from zero, opposite side
1. The definition anchors both numbers to their distance from zero on the number line. 2. The two numbers share the exact same distance from zero. 3. What differs between them is that they sit on opposite sides of zero. _Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.3 Add and Subtract Integers_
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