Question

We get additive inverse of an integer a when we multiply it by _________. Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.

Answer 1

We get additive inverse of an integer a when we multiply it by NEGATIVE SIGN. Example: Additive inverse of an integer 8 is (–8)

Answer 2

we need to multiply with the " negative sign " 
example :
⇒ A × - = -A 
⇒ -A would be the additive inverse of A 
∴ we need to multiply with negative sign for the given number.