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Whether the statement “An integer and its opposite are also called additive inverses of each other” is true or false.
Answer to Problem 5SGR
The statement “An integer and its opposite are also called additive inverses of each other” is true.
Explanation of Solution
An integer and its opposite are also called additive inverses of each other.
The additive inverse of a number is the same number with an opposite sign and the additive identity is 0.
The sum of a number with its additive inverse is equal to the additive identity.
Example: The additive inverse of a number 2 is -2.
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Thus, the statement “An integer and its opposite are also called additive inverses of each other” is true.
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