Write true or false for the given statement:
The additive inverse of a positive integer is negative.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Additive inverse is a number that on getting added to the original number results in zero.
For example additive inverse of $x$ is $- x$ .
Hence, the given statement is true .

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