The document discusses combining opposites in mathematics. It defines opposites as two numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line but in opposite directions. The document states that Bryan is correct that combining opposites gives you 0, as opposites are also called zero pairs because they cancel each other out when added together. It provides examples of opposites/zero pairs such as 1 and -1, 10 and -10, 1000 and -1000.