Answer
17
Work Step by Step
The opposite of a real number $a$ is $-a$.
For any two numbers $a$ and $-a$, $a+(-a)=0$. That is, the sum of a number and its opposite is equal to 0.
Therefore, the opposite of -17 is 17, because $-17+(17)=17-17=0$.
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)
by Bittinger, Marvin L.; Ellenbogen, David J.; Johnson, Barbara L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-32184-874-1
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Algebraic Expressions - 1.6 Subtraction of Real Numbers - 1.6 Exercise Set - Page 49: 22
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