eolas/Mathematics/Prealgebra/Inversion_of_operators.md
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Mathematics
Prealgebra
operators

Addition, subtraction

Addition is the inverse of subtraction:

(x - a) + a = x
 (6 - 2) + 2 = 6 

Subtraction is the inverse of addition:

(x + a) - a = x
 (3 + 2) - 2 = 3

Division is the inverse of multiplication

 \frac{a \cdot x}{a} = x
 \frac{6 \cdot 3}{6} = 3

Multiplication is the inverse of division

 a \cdot \frac{x}{a} = x
 2 \cdot \frac{8}{2} = 8