NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 3: Integers - Multiple Choice Questions

Question 13

The additive inverse of a number is the number you add to it to get 0.

Let the negative integer be (a).

So, (a<0).

By definition, we need a number (x) such that

(a + x = 0).

Solving for (x):

(x = -a).

Since (a<0), multiplying by (-1) flips the sign:

(-a>0).

Therefore, the additive inverse of a negative integer is positive.

Example: If (a=-7), then its additive inverse is (-a=7) (positive).