SOLUTION: Identify the additive and multiplicative inverse of -10.

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Question 938145: Identify the additive and multiplicative inverse of -10.
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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10 is the additive inverse of -10
note that 10 -10 = 0, 0 is the additive identity
-1/10 is the multiplicative inverse of -10
note that -10*(-1/10) = 1, 1 is the multiplicative identity