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State the inverse operation. Subtract $-45$

   State the inverse operation.
Subtract $-45$

Algebra 1

Ron Larson, Laurie… 1st Edition

Chapter 3, Problem 19

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Inverse Operation

An inverse operation is an operation that reverses the effect of another operation. In arithmetic, applying an inverse operation will return a number to its original value before the first operation was performed. For example, addition is the inverse of subtraction, and vice versa.

Subtracting Negative Numbers

When subtracting a negative number, the operation can be rewritten as adding the positive value of that number. This is based on the rules of arithmetic where the subtraction of a negative number effectively becomes addition, thereby 'undoing' the subtraction in a way that increases the total.

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