Given:
The expression is -98 - 31.
To find:
The value of the given expression using the additive inverse.
Solution:
According to the additive inverse, for any number a,
[tex]a+(-a)=0[/tex]
Using additive inverse, we have
[tex]98+(-98)=0[/tex] ...(i)
[tex]31+(-31)=0[/tex] ...(ii)
Now, using (i) and (ii), we get
[tex]98+(-98)+31+(-31)=0[/tex]
[tex](98+31)+(-98-31)=0[/tex]
[tex]129+(-98-31)=0[/tex]
Subtracting 129 from both sides, we get
[tex]-98-31=-129[/tex]
Therefore, the value of given expression is -129.
