SOLUTION: What is the additive inverse of the square root of 17?

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Question 237419: What is the additive inverse of the square root of 17?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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For any number 'x', the additive inverse is just -x (negative 'x'). In other words, just negate the given number to find its additive inverse. So just negate (ie change the sign) sqrt%2817%29 to get its additive inverse of -sqrt%2817%29