Question

directions: show all work and circle your answers. fractions should be simplified for full credit. no work shown= no credit. please mark lesson 1.16 complete in the olms when done. 1.) what are two numbers that are an example of additive inverses? ____ and ____

Explanation:

Step1: Recall additive inverse definition

Two numbers are additive inverses if their sum is 0. For any number \(a\), its additive inverse is \(-a\) since \(a+( - a)=0\).

Step2: Give an example

Let \(a = 5\), then its additive inverse is \(-5\) because \(5+( - 5)=0\).

Answer:

5 and - 5