Question

Which of the following statements are true?

(i) The sum of a number and its opposite zero.
(ii) The sum of two negative integer is positive integer.
(iii) The sum of a negative integer and a positive integer is always a negative integer.
(iv) The successor of −1 is 1.
(v) The sum of three different integers can never be zero.

Answer 1

(i) True − It is the definition of additive inverse; for example, 5 + (−5) = 0.
(ii) False − For example, −2 − 3 = −5; it is a negative integer.
(iii) False − −3 + 5 = 2; it is a positive integer.
(iv) False − 0 is the successor of −1.
(v) False − It can be zero like (−2) + (−1) + (3).