What is the opposite of the number 14

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Blaine Schmidt

Mathematics

26 November, 00:03

What is the opposite of the number 14

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Alma · Answer 1

- 14

Step-by-step explanation:

The opposite of the number is the negative of the number, thus the negative of 14 is - 14 and the negative of - 14 is - ( - 14) = 14

Abraham Scott · Answer 2

The opposite of 14 is - 14.

Step-by-step explanation:

Opposites are numbers with the same distance from 0 but one is to the right of 0 and the other is to the left of 0.

The opposite of 0 is itself, 0.

So the opposite of 5 is - 5 since both 5 and - 5 have the same distance from 0 and one is to the left and one is to the right of 0.

The opposite of 14 is - 14 since both have the same distance from 0 and one is to the right and one is to the left of 0.

You can also think of this question as what can I add to 14 that will give me 0.

The answer is - 14 since - 14+14=0.

Another word for opposites is additive inverses. When you add additive inverses you get 0.

Another example: What is the opposite of - 16?

The answer is 16 since 16 + (-16) = 0.