Chapter R.6, Problem 1DE

To determine

To calculate: The value of opposite or additive inverse of $10$.

Answer to Problem 1DE

Solution:

The value of opposite or additive inverse of $10$ is $\underset{\_}{-10}$.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The provided value is $10$.

Formula used:

For any real number a, the opposite or additive inverse of a, which is $-a$, is such that:

$a+\left(-a\right)=\left(-a\right)+a=0$

Calculation:

Consider the value,

$10$

Since, for any real number a, the opposite or additive inverse of a, which is $-a$, is such that:

$a+\left(-a\right)=\left(-a\right)+a=0$

In the above expression:

$10+\left(-10\right)=\left(-10\right)+10=0$

Then, the opposite of 10 is shown below:

$-10$

Hence, the opposite or additive inverse of $10$ is $-10$.