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Question
Verify that – (– x) = x for x = `-13/17`
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Solution
x = `-13/17`
The additive inverse of x = `-13/17` is `-x = 13/17` as `-13/17 + 13/17 = 0`
This equality `-13/17 + 13/17 = 0` represents that the additive inverse of `13/17` is `-13/17` i.e -(-x) = x
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