Write the additive inverse (opposite) of : $8$

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Additive Identity & Additive Inverse : For any integer, there exists an integer such that their sum is zero. each of such numbers is called additive inverse or opposite numbers of the others.
Additive inverse of a positive integer is a negative integer.
Therefore, the additive inverse of $8$ is $- 8$ .

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