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A bird flew from the ground onto a tree branch 5 feet above the ground. What could the bird do next that would make this situation a model of combining a number and its additive inverse?

A.
Fly down 5 feet and return to the ground.


B.
Fly 5 feet higher up onto another tree branch.


C.
Fly to a different tree branch 5 feet above the ground.


D.
Fly into an empty swimming pool 5 feet below ground level.

User Zarsky
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Answer:

A is correct

Explanation:

User Dthomasen
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Answer:

Fly down 5 feet and return to the ground.

Explanation:

We are given that A bird flew from the ground onto a tree branch 5 feet above the ground.

We are supposed to find What could the bird do next that would make this situation a model of combining a number and its additive inverse

Additive inverse - What you add to a number to get zero is additive inverse.

The negative of a number.

Now we are told What could the bird do next that would make this situation a model of combining a number and its additive inverse

Since it already flew 5 feet above the ground .

Additive inverse of 5 feet is -5 feet

So, to make the situation of combining a number and its additive inverse

Bird has to flew 5 feet return to the ground i.e.-5 feet

So, a model of combining a number and its additive inverse = 5+(-5)

Hence Option A is correct.

Fly down 5 feet and return to the ground.

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