Absolute Value

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What is the definition of absolute value?

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The distance of a number from zero.

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Is the absolute value of |3| equal to -3?

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False

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What is the absolute value of |572|?

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572

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What is the absolute value of |-26|?

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26

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Why is the absolute value of zero equal to zero?

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Zero is 0 distance from zero. It is neither negative nor positive.

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What is the absolute value of |-15|?

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15

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What does the absolute value symbol | | indicate?

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It indicates the distance from zero on the number line.

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

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The positive version of that number.

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What is the absolute value of |0|?

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0

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How do you express the absolute value of a number x?

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|x|