McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 2, 2012
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3. Solving Equations
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Exercise 81 Page 25

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

-5x

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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)=0 We can follow this line of thinking with the given number. 5x + ( -5x)=0 The additive inverse of 5x is -5x.