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In mathematics, the additive inverse of a number a is the number that, when added to a, yields zero. This number is also known as the opposite. For a real number, it reverses its sign: the opposite to a positive number is negative, and the opposite to a negative number is positive.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe additive inverse of a number looks like the same number multiplied by -1 (equivalently, the same number preceded by a minus sign.Thus, the additive inverse of x is -x and the additive inverse of -x is -(-x) = x.
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What is the additive inverse of .5?
The additive inverse for a number is its negative value. The sum of an integer and its additive inverse is zero. For the example (5), the additive inverse would be (-5).
What is the inverse for numbers under addition?
A number and its additive inverse add up to zero. If a number has no sign, add a "-" in front of it to get its additive inverse. The additive inverse of 5 is -5. The additive inverse of x is -x. If a number has a minus sign, take it away to get its additive inverse. The additive inverse of -10 is 10. The additive inverse of -y is y.
What is the additive inverse of the additive inverse of -129?
-129
What is additive inverse of -2x?
What is additive inverse
What is the additive inverse of eighteen?
The additive inverse of 18 is -18. The additive inverse of any number is the opposite of that number, such that the sum of the original number and the additive inverse is zero.
What additive inverse of-45?
The additive inverse of x is -(x), so the additive inverse of -45 is -(-45), or 45.
What is the additive inverse of 6?
-6. The additive inverse of a number is the number, that, when added to the original number, causes it to equal zero. You can kind of think of it like an opposite number. So, the additive inverse of 2 is -2, and -4 is 4.
The opposite or additive inverse of 88 is?
The additive inverse of 88 is -88; the additive inverse of -88 is 88. The additive inverse can be though of as the solution of a + x = 0, for any number a.
What is additive inverse of 1?
-1 is the additive inverse of 1.
What is the additive inverse of -1.13?
The additive inverse of -1.13 is 1.13 .
What is the additive inverse of -4a?
What is the additive inverse of -4a?
What is the additive inverse of the additive inverse of 45?
-45
