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Is the additive inverse of any rational number is negative?
No. The additive inverse of zero or a negative rational number is not negative.
Is a additive inverse of any rational number a negative number?
The additive inverse of EVERY positive rational number is a negative number.
Another name for additive inverse?
As far as positive numbers are concerned, the additive inverse of a positive number is a negative number with the same magnitude (i.e. the additive inverse of 5 is -5). It would be wrong to simply say that "negative" and "additive inverse" are correct, because the additive inverse of a negative number is a positive number.
Multiplicative inverse of a negative number?
The multiplicative inverse is the negative of the reciprocal of the positive value. Thus the multiplicative inverse of -7 is -1/7.
What is additive inverse in math terms?
negative of a number gives its additive inverse
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