Additive Inverses

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What is an additive inverse?

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An additive inverse of a number is another number that, when added to the original number, results in zero.

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What is the additive inverse of 5?

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-5

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What is the additive inverse of -3?

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3

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Solve for x: 4 + x = 0

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-4

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Solve for x: x + 7 = 0

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-7

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Use a number line to solve: -5 + 3 = x

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-2

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Use a number line to solve: -10 + 4 = x

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-6

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What is the additive inverse of 0?

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0

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If a + b = 0, what can we say about a and b?

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a is the additive inverse of b.

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Solve for x: -6 + x = 0

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6