Inverse Operations | Addition And Subtraction | Learn Basic Maths | Hungama Kids

Hello Kids, Let’s begin the fun of Mathematics once again & learn about a very interesting concept, which we often apply, in our day-to-day life... ‘Inverse Operations’
Now, what do you understand when we say inverse?
Inverse means opposite
Eg. High - low
Hot - cold etc.
Let’s see how we use this in Mathematics. The opposite of addition is subtraction and opposite of subtraction is addition. On that note, let’s see a simple example
5 + 2 =7
It means, by adding 5 and 2 we get the answer 7. Now we will use the inverse operation of the same equation by subtracting 2 from the answer…
i.e. 7 - 2 = 5
We can also write,
7 - 5 = 2
Let's see another example:
2 + 3 = 5
Now, we can rewrite it as
5 - 3 = 2
This is Inverse operation

Similarly, Opposite of multiplication is division and opposite of division is multiplication…
E.g. 2 x 3 = 6
Now think ‘Inverse’ again, what do you divide to make it 2? It’s simple, we need to replace the multiply sign with its opposite sign, which is a division sign, along with the output value 6, which will look like this:
6 ÷ 3 = 2
One more benefit of inverse operation is that you can use addition to check subtraction and vice versa.
For instance,
If 4 + 2 = 6
then
6 - 2 = 4
or
6 - 4 = 2

So, in this way, we got all the numbers that we used in the equation like 6, 4 and 2.. Thus we can be sure about the correct answer that is 6, in this case. Similarly we can cross check the problems of Multiplication and Division with the help of Inverse Operations.
Hope you understood all about inverse operations and do let us know more such examples, in the comments section. Don’t forget to like and share this video & subscribe to Hungama kids

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