Question

What is the opposite of the number -2 1/3

Answer 1

a number , plus its opposite , equals zero

Answer 2

ooooohhh

Answer 3

so if the opposite number is denoted: \(x\)

\[-2 \tfrac13+x=0\]

to isolate \(x\)

add the \(2\tfrac13\) to both sides of the equation

Answer 4

ok so its just the opposite so it would be just 2 1/3

Answer 5

thanks i got a hundred :D

Answer 6

yes that's right,

other terms for the opposite are the 'negation' or the 'additive inverse'