Absolute Value & Distance

Front

What is the absolute value of -7?

Back

|-7| = 7

Front

What does the absolute value represent?

Back

The distance of a number from zero on the number line.

Front

What is the distance between the points (3, 4) and (3, 1)?

Back

3 units

Front

What is the formula to find the distance between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

Back

Distance = √((x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)²)

Front

What is the absolute value of 5?

Back

|5| = 5

Front

If point A is at (2, 3) and point B is at (2, -1), what is the distance between A and B?

Back

4 units

Front

What is the vertical number line on a graph called?

Back

y-axis

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

A pair of numbers used to locate a point on the coordinate plane, written as (x, y).

Front

How do you compare |-3| and |-8|?

Back

|-3| < |-8|

Front

What is the distance between the points (0, 0) and (0, 5)?

Back

5 units