document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158816>Question 158816</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618044302/algebrahomeworkh>ALgebra structure and method Book 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you are told that b-a is the opposite of a-b. Explain how adding b-a to a-b can convince you that this statement is true? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #116970 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=116970\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, anything added to its opposite equals zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (-x) = 0, so, let x = (a-b)...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a-b) + (-(a-b)) = 0 But -(a-b) = (b-a), so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a-b)+(b-a) = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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