A number is K units to the left of 0 on the number line. Describe the location of its opposite.

The opposite of the number will be located K units to the right of 0.

Answered by grav01 | 2024-06-10

In order to find the opposite of a number we simply change the sign of the number. Since K is to the left of 0, this means K is a negative number. The opposite of K will be a positive number and will be on right side of the 0 on the number line.
Opposite of a number has only different sign. The magnitude (value) of the number remains the same. This means, the opposite of K will be on equal distance from 0 as is the original number K.
Therefore, opposite of K will be K units to the right of 0.

Answered by 11beehshahbaz | 2024-06-11

The opposite of a number K, which is K units to the left of 0 on the number line, will be K units to the right of 0. This happens because changing the sign of K converts it to a positive number. Thus, if K is negative, its opposite is positive and located on the right side of zero.
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Answered by 11beehshahbaz | 2024-10-10