Additive Inverse

Explore the relationships between numbers and their opposites with this activity.
Putting It All Together
[i]Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections. [/i]
How are 8 and -8 different from each other?
Why would -5 be called the [i]opposite [/i]of 5?
Why would -5 be called the [i]additive inverse [/i]of 5?
The value of -(6) is -6. What is the value of -(-6)?
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