adding an additive inverse is the ____ as subtracting

Answer 1

Adding an additive inverse is the same as subtracting.

In mathematical terms, the additive inverse of a number \( a \) is \(-a\). When you add a number and its additive inverse (i.e., \( a + (-a) \)), the result is zero, which is equivalent to the result of subtracting \( a \) from itself (i.e., \( a - a = 0 \)).