Question

Write the additive inverse of $5$.

Answer 1

Additive inverse.

An additive inverse of a given number is, a number when added to a given number yields zero.

Let $n$is a number, then additive inverse will be $-n$ because $n+(-n)=0$.

Therefore,

The additive inverse of $5$ will be $-5$ because $5+(-5)=0$.

Hence, the additive inverse of $5$ is $-5$.