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- theorems
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# Additive inverse property
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**Let $a$ represent any member of $\mathbb{Z}$. Then there is a unique member of
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$\mathbb{Z}$ $-a$ such that:**
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$$ a + (-a) = 0 $$
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The sum of a number and it's negative (called **the additive inverse**) is
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always zero.
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