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Question
The negative of a negative rational number is a positive rational number.
Options
True
False
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Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
Let be a positive rational number.
Then, – x be the negative rational number.
Hence, negative of negative rational number = – (– x) = x = Positive rational number.
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