document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338521>Question 338521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> show that each statement is false by finding a counterexample \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)the opposite of each natural number is a natural number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2)there is no integer that has a reciprocal that is an integer </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #242674 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=242674\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The natural numbers are the positive integers 1,2,3...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The opposite of a natural number would be the negative integers -1,-2,-3,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Negative integers are not part of the natural numbers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you can use 1 and -1 as a counterexample.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 is an integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The reciprocal of 1 is 1/1=1 is also an integer.<BR>\n" );
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