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Explain a thought process you might use when trying to find the additive or multiplicative inverse of a number or expression. ...?

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Definition of additive inverse.- If two numbers are added together and the sum is zero, they are the additive inverse of each other.


......................................... IF A + B = 0 , they are the additive inverse of each other.


Multiplicative Inverse.- If two numbers are multiplied together and the product is one. They are the multiplicative inverse of each other, also called reciprocal.

......................................... A.B = 1 , they are the multiplicative inverse of each other.


Example of:

Additive inverses :................ 5 + ( - 5 ) = 0

Multiplicative inverses...........5 x 1/5 = 1
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