Absolute Value on Coordinate Plane

|-5| =

• 5

• -5

• 0

Find the distance between the following ordered pairs: (0, 6) and (0, -4) ~ Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

• 6 units

• 4 units

• 10 units

• 11 units

What is the distance between (2, -8) and (-3, -8)? Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

• -1 unit

• -5 units

• 1 unit

• 5 units

The distance between a number and zero on the number line. The symbol is shown in the equation |−8| = 8.

• Absolute Value

• Cartesian Coordinate Plane

• Coordinates

• Distance

Consider the graph of the absolute value function. Which equation best represents the absolute value function?​ ​ (a)  

Match each absolute value function with its graph.

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• Absolute Value

• Greatest Integer

• Square Root

• Rational

• Direct Variation

Consider the graph of the absolute value function. Which equation best represents the absolute value function?​ ​ (a)  

Julie is located at (4, -8) Kevin is located at (-8, 1).  Who is closer to the finish using absolute value?

• Julie

• Kevin