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Opposite numbers are two numbers whose distance from the origin of the coordinate axis (to zero) is the same but differ by a sign.
These numbers differ by a sign, with only one number to the right of zero (\(1\)) and the other to the left of zero (\(-1\)).
The opposite numbers for \(-2\) is \(2\); \(-3\) is \(3\); \(-4\) is \(4\) and so on.
The number opposite to zero is zero.
Do not confuse opposite numbers with inverse numbers.
The inverse of a number is called a fraction.
The inverse of is .
Example:
The inverse of number is .
To get an inverse number, swap the denominator of the part with the numerator, the sign remains the same.
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