Question

How are the solutions to the following two equations related m+5=72 m+72=5

Answer 1

To see how they are related, let us solve the two equations.

FIRST EQUATION

$m + 5 = 72$

$\rightarrow \: m = 72 - 5$

$\rightarrow \: m = 67$

SECOND EQUATION

$m + 72 = 5$

$\rightarrow \: m = 5 - 72$

$\rightarrow \: m = - 67$

Hence the solutions to the two equations are ADDITIVE INVERSE of each other.