Which property of addition is shown below? If x = a + bi and y = - a - bi, x + y = 0.

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Sterling Sanchez

Mathematics

6 December, 02:39

Which property of addition is shown below? If x = a + bi and y = - a - bi, x + y = 0.

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Clancy · Answer 1

That would be the inverse property of addition. When you add the opposite of a number to that number, your sum will be zero. - a is the opposite of a and - bi is the opposite of bi. When you add x + y (aka the opposites) your total is absolutely nothing!