Question

additive inverse of -42/-7

Answer 1

Hey....

=> -42/-7=6

And additive inverse of 6
= 6+(-6)=0

So ,it's additibe inverse is -6....

Hope this will help u..

Answer 2

The required additive inverse is - 6

Given :

The number - 42/ - 7

To find :

The additive inverse

Solution :

Step 1 of 3 :

Define additive inverse

We know that 0 is the additive identity

Let N be any number and M be the additive inverse of N

So by the property of additive inverse

N + M = 0 = M + N

More precisely for any given number the additive inverse is the number that when added to the given number will result zero

So from above we can conclude that additive inverse of N is - N

Step 2 of 3 :

Simplify the given number

$\displaystyle \sf{ \frac{ - 42}{ - 7} = 6 }$

Step 3 of 3 :

Find the additive inverse

Let x be the required additive inverse

So by the property of additive inverse

x + 6 = 0

⇒ x = - 6

The required additive inverse is - 6