1.1 Properties of Real Numbers

Question 1

opposite

Answer 1

of any number ‘a’ is is ‘-a’

Question 2

additive inverse

Answer 2

same as opposite

Question 3

reciprocal

Answer 3

of any nonzero number ‘a’ is 1/’a’

Question 4

multiplicative inverse

Answer 4

same as reciprocal

Question 5

absolute value of a real number

Answer 5

the distance from zero on a number line