The sum of the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of $2$ is ____________.

\frac{3}{2}

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\frac{- 3}{2}

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\frac{1}{2}

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\frac{- 1}{2}

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Solution

The correct option is B $\frac{- 3}{2}$
the additive inverse of $2$ is $- 2$
the multiplicative inverse of $2$ is $\frac{1}{2}$
the sum of the additive and the multiplicative inverse is
$= - 2 + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{- 3}{2}$

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The sum of the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of 2 is ____________.

The correct option is B −32the additive inverse of 2 is −2the multiplicative inverse of 2 is 12the sum of the additive and the multiplicative inverse is=−2+12=−32

The sum of the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of $2$ is ____________.

The correct option is B $\frac{- 3}{2}$
the additive inverse of $2$ is $- 2$
the multiplicative inverse of $2$ is $\frac{1}{2}$
the sum of the additive and the multiplicative inverse is
$= - 2 + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{- 3}{2}$