SOLUTION: If a, b are elements of the REAL numbers and a+b=0, then a= -b. I am having trouble with the steps, I kinda of know what types of axioms I need to use. Inverse and DEF. of Subtr

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Question 217826: If a, b are elements of the REAL numbers and a+b=0, then a= -b.
I am having trouble with the steps, I kinda of know what types of axioms I need to use. Inverse and DEF. of Subtraction are some of those.
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If a, b are elements of the REAL numbers and a+b=0, then a= -b.
I am having trouble with the steps, I kinda of know what types of axioms I need to use. Inverse and DEF. of Subtraction are some of those.

Step 1. Given a%2Bb=0

Step 2. Add -b to both sides of the equation: a%2Bb-b=0-b

Step 3. Simplify to both sides of the equation to get: a=-b ANSWER

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