Verify -(-x) = x for
(i) when x = 3/5
(ii) x = -7/9
(iii) x = 13/-15

Solution:

(i) when x = 3/5

-(-3/5) = 3/5

(ii) x = -7/9

-(-(-7/9)) = -7/9

(iii) x = 13/-15

-(-(13/-15)) = 13/-15

Hence verified.

✦ Try This: Verify - (- x) = x for x = -2/3

-(-(-2/3)) = -(2/3) = -2/3

Hence verified

☛ Also Check: NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 1

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NCERT Exemplar Class 8 Maths Chapter 1 Problem 103

Verify -(-x) = x for (i) when x = 3/5, (ii) x = -7/9, (iii) x = 13/-15

Summary:

Hence Verified -(-x) = x for (i) when x = 3/5, (ii) x = -7/9, (iii) x= 13/-15

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