Additive Inverse


Skill:

Identify additive inverses (opposites) and multiplicative inverses (reciprocals) and use them to solve number and word problems.

Additive Inverse

Explore the relationships between numbers and their opposites with this activity.

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Pergunta aberta 1

How are 8 and -8 different from each other?

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Pergunta aberta 2

Why would -5 be called the opposite of 5?

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Pergunta aberta 3

Why would -5 be called the additive inverse of 5?

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Pergunta aberta 4

The value of -(6) is -6. What is the value of -(-6)?

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