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OpenStudy (firejay5):

Describe -A in the addition inverse: A + (-A) = O

OpenStudy (firejay5):

@freckles

OpenStudy (freckles):

Like let's think about it you know 5+(-5)=0

OpenStudy (freckles):

and 5 is the what of -5?

OpenStudy (freckles):

you can can them additive inverses but there is also another word

OpenStudy (firejay5):

The inverse of it

OpenStudy (freckles):

well i was looking for a word that started with opposite

OpenStudy (freckles):

I mean oops o

OpenStudy (freckles):

I didn't want to say the word

OpenStudy (freckles):

lol

OpenStudy (firejay5):

inverse or opposite should be the same thing

OpenStudy (freckles):

well not just inverse you would have to say additive inverse

OpenStudy (freckles):

But anyways you know all the elements in -A are the opposites of the entries that correspond to them in matrix A

OpenStudy (freckles):

example \[A=\left[\begin{matrix}5 & 3 \\ -2 & 1\end{matrix}\right] \\ \text{ what is } -A=?\]

OpenStudy (freckles):

-1 is just a scalar you multiply each entry in A by -1

OpenStudy (freckles):

you will see what I'm talking about

OpenStudy (firejay5):

I understand

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