Opposites and Absolute Value

Unit 5 Lesson 2

March 11, 2021

OPPOSITES:

numbers that are the same distance from zero on different sides

Example: The opposite of -3 is 3. The opposite of 4 is -4.

Tell us in the CHAT:

The opposites of the numbers -->

Fill in the Blank

The opposite of -12.3 is ___

Fill in the Blank

The opposite of 23.78

ABSOLUTE VALUE:

the distance a number is from zero

it is represented using bars (ex. the expression |7| is asking for the absolute value of the number 7)

Example: The absolute value of -3 is 3. The absolute value of 4 is 4.

Tell us in the CHAT:

Fill in the Blank

|-5| =

Fill in the Blank

|11.743| =

Questions??

(Yes, that's all there is to it.... For now.)