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Find the additive inverses of the following integers:

6, 9, 123, –76, –85, 1000.

Additive inverse property:


Case 1: If x is positive number, x+(-x)=0. So, (-x) is called as additive inverse of x.


Case 2: If x is negative number, -x+(-(-x))=0. So, (x) is called as additive inverse of x.


According to the above property,


The additive inverse of 6 is (-6).


The additive inverse of 9 is (-9).


The additive inverse of 123 is


(-123).


The additive inverse of -76 is 76.


The additive inverse of -85 is 85.


The additive inverse of 1000 is


(-1000).


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