Question

Which of the following statements shows the inverse property of addition?

Answer 1

Answer:

$a+(-a)=0$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $a\in \mathbb R$, that is a be any real number.

The inverse property of addition says that, the sum of a number $a$ and its additive inverse $-a$ gives the identity element of addition which is zero.

That is :

$a+(-a)=0$

We can rewrite this as $-a+a=0$

From the above options, we have the correct answer to be the first choice