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Introduction to Integers

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Find the additive inverse of the following integers:
$- 8$

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Solution

The opposite integers on addition gives zero. They are called additive inverse of each other.
So, $- 8 + 8 = 0$
Final Answer: The additive inverse of $- 8$ is $8$ .

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