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The inverse operation of addition is subtraction.

The inverse multiplication by a number other than 0 is division. Multiplication by 0 does not have an inverse operation.

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What is inverse operation?

An inverse operation undoes the effect of another operation. For example, addition is the inverse operation of subtraction, and multiplication is the inverse operation of division. Applying an operation and its inverse leaves you with the original value.


What does inverse mean in arithmetic?

"opposite" operation. The inverse of subtraction is addition; the inverse operation of multiplication is division.


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".


How are the four basic operations related to one another?

Subtraction is the inverse operation to addition. Multiplication is repeated addition.Division is the inverse of multiplication.


Why is division opposite of multiplication?

Because mathematically it's the inverse operation, the same way that subtraction is the "opposite" (inverse operation) of addition.


How is the relationship of addition and subtraction similar to the relationship of multiplication and division?

Provided the domains are defined in an appropriate manner, subtraction is the inverse operation of addition while division is the inverse operation of multiplication.


What is multiplacation to divsion?

Informally, many people would call the opposites. But the correct math term is inverse operations. Addition is the inverse operation of subtraction and multiplication if the inverse operation of division.


What is the difference between the inverse of addition and the inverse of multiplication?

the inverse of addition is subtraction and the inverse of multiplication is division. Of course, multiplication is just repeated addition so division is just repeated subtraction!


What is it called when you do the opposite operation such as add and substract?

It is called the "inverse" operation. (*The term inverse is specifically used for multiplication and division, where the inverse of x is 1/x.) Inverse operations: addition / subtraction multiplication/ division square / square root cube / cube root


What does the word inverse operation mean?

An inverse operation (for some operation) is, in a way, the opposite of another operation. For example, subtraction is the opposite of addition (if you add 7, then subtract 7, the subtraction will "undo" the addition - you get the original number back). Similarly, division is the inverse of multiplication, taking a root is the inverse of calculating a power, and the logarithm is also the inverse of calculating a power (the difference being that taking a root finds the unknown base, while taking the logarithm finds the unknown exponent).


What s a inverse operation?

Multiplication and division are inverse operations. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations too. Basically, is 5x3=15, then 15/3=5.


What operation is the inverse operation of division?

1. subtraction 2. all mathematical operations 3. multiplication 4.division has no inverse operation