I need to simulate the negative symbol using bitwise operators, limited to ! ~ & ^ | + << >>. For example, if x is given, the function should return -x. (i.e. If 1 is given, the function should return -1.) You can only use a total of 5 operators to get the solution.

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/*

* negate - return -x

* Example: negate(1) = -1.

* Legal ops: ! ~ & ^ | + << >>

* Max ops: 5

* Rating: 2

*/

int negate(int x) {

// CODE GOES HERE. The "return 2" line should be changed to return the correct result.

return 2;

}