The additive inverse of a number $a$ is that number, when added to a, yields zero.
For eg, $- 5 + 5 = 0$
therefore, $5$ is the additive inverse of $(- 5)$ .

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
The additive inverse of a number $a$ is the number that, when added to $a$ , yields $z e r o$ .

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