Two numbers sit the same distance from zero but on opposite sides. What are they called?
AFactors of each other
BOpposites of each other
CMultiples of each other
DReciprocals of each other
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Opposites of each other
1. Take any number and measure its distance from zero on the number line.
2. The number the same distance away but on the other side of zero is its opposite.
3. So 2 and negative 2 are opposites, and 3 and negative 3 are opposites.
4. A reciprocal is a different idea, about multiplying to give one.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Integers", section Opposite Notation_
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