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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What is the absolute value of |572|?

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572

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Why is absolute value always written as a positive number?

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Absolute value is talking about distance; distance is always measured by positive numbers.

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What is the absolute value of |-26|?

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26

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What is the absolute value of 0?

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Zero is 0 distance from zero; it is neither negative nor positive.

Front

What does the notation |x| represent?

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The absolute value of x.

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

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x = 5 or x = -5.

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How do you calculate the absolute value of a negative number?

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By removing the negative sign.

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What is the absolute value of |-100|?

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100

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Is the absolute value of a number ever negative?

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No, absolute value is always non-negative.