McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 2, 2012
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3. Solving Equations
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Exercise 78 Page 25

The sum of a number and its additive inverse is 0.

7y-6

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The sum of a number and its additive inverse is 0. We can find the additive inverse by changing the sign of the given number. a + ( - a)=0We can follow this line of thinking with the given number. 6-7y + ( -(6-7y))=0 We can simplify the additive inverse by distributing minus sign.

-(6-7y)
6(-1)-7y(-1)
-6-7y(-1)
-6+7y
7y-6

The additive inverse of 6-7y is 7y-6.