Exploring Absolute Value and Opposites

This video tutorial introduces the concept of absolute value, explaining it as the distance of a number from zero on a number line, which is always positive. The teacher provides examples to illustrate how to calculate absolute value and emphasizes that the result is always positive. The tutorial also covers the concept of opposites in math, explaining how numbers equidistant from zero on opposite sides of the number line are considered opposites. The teacher demonstrates how to denote opposites using a negative sign outside parentheses.

What is the absolute value of an integer?

• The square of the number

• The distance from zero on the number line

• The number itself

• The negative of the number

Why is the absolute value always positive?

• Because it is the same as the number itself

• Because it is always greater than zero

• Because it is a mathematical rule

• Because it represents distance, which cannot be negative

What is the absolute value of -14?

• 0

• -14

• -1

• 14

How many steps away from zero is the number 8?

• -8

• 8

• 16

• 0

What is the absolute value of 5?

• 10

• 5

• 0

• -5

What is the absolute value of -13?

• 0

• -13

• 1

• 13

What is the opposite of 3?

• 0

• 6

• 3

• -3

How do you denote the opposite of a number in math?

• Using a plus sign

• Using a multiplication sign

• Using a negative sign outside parentheses

• Using a division sign

What is the opposite of -26?

• -1

• 26

• 0

• -26

What does a negative sign outside parentheses indicate?

• The opposite of the number inside

• The number itself

• The square of the number

• The absolute value of the number