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A pair of numbers whose sum is zero.
The additive inverse of 10 is -10 because 10+(-10) = 0.
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Why is the sum of two opposites easy to calculate?
Because by definition, there sum will always be zero. Because the definition of opposites are additive inverses.
What is the additive inverses of -4?
The additive inverse is +4
If a plus b equals 0 what can you say about the component?
That a and b are additive inverses of one another.
What are the characteristics of additive inverses?
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What is the term for two integers which sum to zero?
Two integers which sum to zero (e.g. 3 and -3) are additive inverses of each other. All pairs of additive inverses sum to 0 and all pairs of integers which sum to 0 are additive inverses.
What do you call -6 and 6 or 3 and -3?
They are pair of additive inverses or additive opposites.
Does the set of rational numbers have an additive inverse?
No. It has a different additive inverses for each element.
What is the meaning of opposite in a mathematical term?
The answer depends on the context. There are opposite numbers that can be the additive inverses, or multiplicative inverses.
What is two number that are an equal distance from zero on the number line?
Additive inverses or additive opposites.
Opposite. The additive inverse of a number is the opposite sign of that number are called?
They are called the additive inverses!
What is two numbers whose sum is zero?
Additive inverses
What are two numbers that have opposite signs called?
additive inverses
