Absolute Value

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What is absolute value?

Back

The distance of a number from zero on the number line.

Front

What is the absolute value of -7?

Back

7

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What is the absolute value of |0|?

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0

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Is the absolute value of a number always positive?

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Yes, absolute value is always non-negative.

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What is the opposite of 5?

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-5

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What is the absolute value of |8|?

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8

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If |x| = 4, what are the possible values of x?

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x = 4 or x = -4.

Front

What does |a| represent?

Back

The absolute value of a, which is the distance of a from zero.

Front

If Mary is swimming 5 feet below the surface, what is the absolute value of her depth?

Back

5 feet.

Front

True or False: The absolute value of -10 is 10.

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True.