Question

The negative of any rational number is the number itself. State whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Let $y$ be a positive rational number.

Then,

The negative of $y$ is $=–(-y)$

$=y$

NOTE: As per the arithmetic operations of integers, we know that

(+) × (+) = +	Plus x Plus = Plus
(+) x (-) = –	Plus x Minus = Minus
(-) × (+) = –	Minus x Plus = Minus
(-) × (-) = +	Minus x Minus = Plus

Hence the given statement is True