What is the additive inverse of $+ 2$ ?

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Finding the additive inverse of $+ 2$ :
When we add a number to its additive inverse, the sum is $0$ . So, the additive inverse of an integer $a$ is $- a$ as $a + (- a) = 0$ .
$2 + (- 2) = 0$
Hence, the additive inverse of $+ 2$ is $- 2$ .

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