Guided Notes Absolute Value Concepts

Absolute value is the distance from

(a)  

The absolute value symbole looks like two

(a)  

How far is -6 from zero?

• 1

• 6

• -6

• -1

Absolute values are never

(a)  

Find the absolute value of each number

Groups:

(a) Absolute value of -9

,

(b) l 5 l

,

(c) Absolute Value of 0

,

(d) l -67 l

• 5

• 9

• 0

• 67

(a)   numbers have the same absolute value because they are the same distance from zero.

Distance is the same as (a)   , which cannot be negative. 

Tell me one new understanding about absolute value.