SOLUTION: Choose a nonzero integer for n to show that -n can be evaluated as a positive number. Thank you!

SOLUTION: Choose a nonzero integer for n to show that -n can be evaluated as a positive number. Thank you!

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Question 451009: Choose a nonzero integer for n to show that -n can be
evaluated as a positive number.
Thank you!
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If n = -5, -n = -(-5) = 5, which is a positive number.
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