Absolute Value

Front

What is absolute value?

Back

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. It is always a non-negative number.

Front

What is the absolute value of -5?

Back

| -5 | = 5

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Is | -10 | greater than | 5 |?

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True, because 10 > 5.

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Order the following absolute values from least to greatest: |3|, |-7|, |0|, |5|.

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|0|, |3|, |5|, |-7|.

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If a number is negative, what is its absolute value?

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The absolute value of a negative number is the positive version of that number.

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What is the absolute value of 0?

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|0| = 0

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Is | -12 | equal to | 12 |?

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True, | -12 | = 12.

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If you have a temperature of -4 degrees, what is the absolute value of that temperature?

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| -4 | = 4 degrees.

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What does it mean if |x| = 7?

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It means x can be either 7 or -7.

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How do you represent the absolute value of a number in mathematical notation?

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Using vertical bars, for example, |x|.