SOLUTION: I have been having problems with finding the ADDITIVE inverse of these matrix, and is looking for some additional help. A=3 3/5 0 -1 A= 2 -5 B= 5 -2 -5 2

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Question 381470: I have been having problems with finding the ADDITIVE inverse of these matrix, and is looking for some additional help.
A=3 3/5
0 -1
A= 2 -5 B= 5 -2
-5 2 + 2 -5

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The additive inverse of [A] is -[A] since [A]-[A]=[Z] where [Z] is the zero matrix (every element is zero).
So multiply each element in the matrix by (-1) to get the inverse.
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Add the matrices together, element by element, then multiply each element by (-1) to get the additive inverse of [A+B].