Additive Inverse
Skill:
Identify additive inverses (opposites) and multiplicative inverses (reciprocals) and use them to solve number and word problems.
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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.
Question ouverte 1
How are 8 and -8 different from each other?
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Question ouverte 2
Why would -5 be called the opposite of 5?
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Question ouverte 3
Why would -5 be called the additive inverse of 5?
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Question ouverte 4
The value of -(6) is -6. What is the value of -(-6)?
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