Absolute Value!

Front

What is absolute value?

Back

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on a number line, regardless of direction.

Front

What does | -4 | represent?

Back

The distance from -4 to 0 on a number line, which is 4.

Front

How do you compare | -5 | and | -10 |?

Back

| -5 | < | -10 | because 5 < 10.

Front

What is the absolute value of -9?

Back

9

Front

Fill in the blank: | -6 | ____ 6.

Back

=

Front

Is the statement | 3 | = -3 true or false?

Back

False, because | 3 | = 3.

Front

What is the absolute value of 0?

Back

0, because it is at the origin.

Front

If | x | = 5, what are the possible values of x?

Back

x can be 5 or -5.

Front

What is the relationship between | a | and | -a |?

Back

| a | = | -a | for any number a.

Front

How do you express the absolute value of a number in an equation?

Back

Use the notation | x | to denote the absolute value of x.