Question

(14) Check True/False

(A) The additive inverse of a positive number is positive.

► True
► False

(B) The sum of a number and its negative is
zero.

True
False​

Answer 1

A). False,

CORRECTION : The additive inverse of a positive number is negative.

For example, There is given a number 6. Its additive inverse is -6.

B). True,

The sum of a number and it's negative is zero.

For example, let a number 6 and its negative is -6,

There sum will be :

=6+(-6)

= 6-6

=0