2007-03-17 01:58:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
-40
2007-03-17 02:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by hustolemyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By definition |40| = 40,
so the additive inverse will be -40 ( |40|+ -40 = 0)
Notice that in general for any real number N
Additive inverse of |N| = -N, even if N is negative.
2007-03-17 09:09:27 · answer #2 · answered by Bazz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means a number which when added to |40| = +40 yields 0, and so it must be - 40!
2007-03-17 09:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by physicist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
+40 and -40
2007-03-17 09:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by detektibgapo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
|40|=the absolute value of forty. The absolute value of a number, negative or positive, is the positive number, or the number of units away from zero it is. So since |40|=40, the opposite is -40.
2007-03-17 09:31:56 · answer #5 · answered by Hi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is -|40|
2007-03-17 09:40:41 · answer #6 · answered by Mohammed O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋