Absolute Value!

Front

What is the absolute value of a number?

Back

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. It is always a non-negative value.

Front

What is | -6 | ?

Back

6

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What is | 0 | ?

Back

0

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If | x | = 5, what are the possible values of x?

Back

x can be 5 or -5.

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How do you express the absolute value of a number mathematically?

Back

The absolute value of a number x is expressed as | x |.

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What does it mean if | a | = | b | ?

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It means that a is either equal to b or a is equal to -b.

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Is the absolute value of a negative number positive or negative?

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The absolute value of a negative number is positive.

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What is the relationship between | -61 | and | 5 | ?

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| -61 | > | 5 | because 61 > 5.

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What is | 8 | ?

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8

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What is | -572 | ?

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572