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What are the two sets of inverse operations?
Addition is the inverse operation of subtraction and multiplication is the inverse operation of division. The word inverse means "opposite".
What does the word inverse mean in math terms?
Mathematically, an inverse is an opposite, it is something that reverses what its inverse does, for example, addition and subtraction are inverse functions, as are multiplication and division. The inverse of a fraction is obtained by exchanging numerator and denominator; the inverse of a half is two.
What is the inverse of multiplacation?
Inverse means opposite so division is the opposite of multiplacation
Why is it that the sum of a number and its opposite is never zero?
This is not the case. The word opposite can be defined many ways mathematically, but generally indicates either the additive or multiplicative inverse. In most cases, opposite is defined as the addictive inverse. Thus, the sum of a number and its opposite is 0, based on the definition of opposite.
How do you find the opposite of a number?
The answer depends on what you mean by "opposite": whether it is the additive inverse or the multiplicative inverse.
