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5. a) Hint with the help of an example:

Consider an integer 5.
Its additive invers is -5

Difference between an integer and its additive inverse = 5 – (-5)

=> 5 + 5 = 10
b) Hint with the help of an example:

(i) – 4 – (-3) = -4 + 3

= – 1
(ii) – 6 – (-9) = – 6 + 9

= 3