Operation that cancels out the result of another operation.
Generally, we talk about inverse operations.
Examples
- The addition and subtraction of real numbers are inverse operations.
(6 + 4) – 4 = 6 - The multiplication and division of real numbers are inverse operations.
(10 × 4) ÷ 4 = 10 - Squaring and finding the square root of real numbers are inverse operations.
\(\sqrt{{(4)^2}}\) = 4