1.1 Properties and Real Numbers Flashcards by braden westervelt | Brainscape

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Opposite or Additive Inverse

A

any number a is -a the sum of opposites is 0

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Reciprocal or Multiplicative Inverse

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any nonzero number a is a 1/a the product of reciprocals is 1

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absolute value of a real number

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its distance from zero on the number line

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