I was never sure of what the "additive inverse" is.
So, just now, just for you, I went and looked it up.

The additive inverse of any number ' A ' is the number
that you need to ADD to A to get zero. That's all !

So now, let's check out the choices:

a), 6, -(-6)

That second number, -(-6), is the same as +6 .
So the two numbers are the same.
Do you get zero when you add them up ? No.

b). -7, 7
What do you get when you add -7 and 7 ?
You get zero.
So these ARE additive inverses.

c). -7, -7
What do you get when you add -7 to -7 ?
You get -14 . That's not zero, so these
are NOT additive inverses.

d). 7, 7
What do you get when you add 7 to 7 ?
You get 14. That's NOT zero, so these
are NOT additive inverses.

e). 6, -6
What do you get when you add 6 to -6 ?
You get zero.
So these ARE additive inverses.

What do we end up with from the list of choices:

a)., c)., and d). are NOT additive inverses.

b). and e). ARE additive inverses.

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Solve the following system of equations by elimination. What is the value of x? x = 1.5 x = -1.5 x = 8 x = -8

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Using the elimination method, the value of x in the system of equations is calculated as: 8.

<h3>How to Solve a System of Equations by Elimination?</h3>

To solve a system of equations given using the elimination method, do the following:

Multiply 2x - 5y = 1 by 2 and multiply -3x + 2y = -18 by 5 to get the following:

4x - 10y = 2 --> eqn. 1

-15x + 10y = -90 --> eqn. 2

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