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What property of real numbers does each statement demonstrate? a + (-a) = 0

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We have the following:

The additive inverse of a number is its opposite, that is, it is that number that, when added to itself, using an opposite sign, yields a result equivalent to zero. In other words, the additive inverse of X would be Y if and only if X + Y = 0.


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