Use the additive inverse to find −2445−6710.
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To find the sum of two numbers using the additive inverse, follow these steps:
Step 1: Write down the first number, -2445.
Step 2: Write down the additive inverse of the second number, which is 6710. Since the second number is positive, the additive inverse is negative. So, we write -6710.
Step 3: Add the two numbers together: -2445 + (-6710).
To add two negative numbers, follow these steps:
Step 4: Ignore the negative signs and add the numbers as if they were positive: 2445 + 6710 = 9155.
Step 5: Bring back the negative sign to the result. Since both numbers are negative, the sum is also negative.
Therefore, -2445 - 6710 = -9155.
To find the additive inverse of a number, we need to change the sign of the number and keep the magnitude the same.
To find the sum of −2445 and −6710 using the additive inverse, we can first find the additive inverse of each number, then add them together.
1. Additive inverse of −2445: Change the sign of the number, but keep the magnitude the same. So the additive inverse of −2445 is 2445.
2. Additive inverse of −6710: Change the sign of the number, but keep the magnitude the same. So the additive inverse of −6710 is 6710.
Now, add the additive inverses: 2445 + 6710.
To add these numbers, we align them vertically by place value:
2445
+ 6710
________
Start adding from the rightmost digit:
2445
+ 6710
________
9155
Therefore, the sum of −2445 and −6710 using the additive inverse is −9155.
The additive inverse of a number is the number that when added to the original number, the sum is zero.
To find the additive inverse of a number, we change its sign.
The additive inverse of -2445 is 2445.
The additive inverse of -6710 is 6710.
Therefore, the sum of -2445 and -6710 is -2445 + (-6710) = -2445 - 6710 = -9155.