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Subtracting A Number Is The Same As Adding Its Opposite (Also Called Its Additive Inverse) - To

To subtract a number, we can rewrite the subtraction as adding the number's opposite or additive inverse. The additive inverse of a number is the number that, when added to the original number, equals zero. For example, the additive inverse of 5 is -5. We use inverse properties of addition and multiplication to rewrite equations and solve for unknown values.

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Subtracting A Number Is The Same As Adding Its Opposite (Also Called Its Additive Inverse) - To

To subtract a number, we can rewrite the subtraction as adding the number's opposite or additive inverse. The additive inverse of a number is the number that, when added to the original number, equals zero. For example, the additive inverse of 5 is -5. We use inverse properties of addition and multiplication to rewrite equations and solve for unknown values.

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Subtracting a number is the same as adding its opposite (also called its additive inverse).

To
subtract you can rewrite the subtraction as adding the opposite and then use the rules for
the addition of real numbers

Inverse Property of Addition says that any number added to its opposite will equal zero.
... Inverse Property of Multiplication says that any number multiplied by its reciprocal is equal
to one.

Definition. The additive inverse of a number is what you add to a number to create the sum of
zero. So in other words, the additive inverse of x is another number, y, as long as the sum of x
+ y equals zero. ... For example, the additive inverse of the positive number 5 is -5.

The purpose of the inverse property of addition is to get a result of zero. The purpose of
the inverse property of multiplication is to get a result of 1. We use inverse properties to
solve equations. ... Inverse Property of Multiplication says that any number multiplied by its
reciprocal is equal to one..

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