Question

Question 13

The additive inverse of a negative integer

(a) is always negative

(b) is always positve

(c) is the same integer

(d) zero

Answer 1

Ans. (b)
The additive inverse of an integer is obtained by changing the sign of the integer.

Therefore, the additive inverse of a negative integer is always positive.

Example:
Let a negative integer be -5. Then, the additive inverse of -5 = -(-5) = 5