Question
$(-a) + b = b\ +$ Additive inverse of _____.
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Answer
Additive inverse is the negation of a number. As we know, addition is commutative for integers, i.e. $-a + b = b + (-a)$
Now $‘- a’$ is the additive inverse of $a.$
So, a will be the answer.
Now $‘- a’$ is the additive inverse of $a.$
So, a will be the answer.
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