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    Proving -(-x)=x: Step-by-Step Guide

    These are all wrong, unfortuntely. You can't use what you are trying to prove in your proof. Everyone has said basically, let x + -(-x) = 0 but that is exactly what you are trying to prove! Here's the proof (using only field axioms): 0 = 0 -(-x) + [-(x) + x] = [(-(-x) + (-x))] + x -(-x) + 0 =...
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