1.1 Flashcards by Garrett Henderson

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additive inverse/opposite

A

opposite of a is -a. sum of opposites is 0

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multiplicative inverse/reciprocal

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reciprocal of any nonzero number a is 1/a. product of reciprocals is 1

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absolute value of a real number

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the distance from a number to 0 on the number line.

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