Absolute Value and Additive Inverse

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What is the absolute value of a number?

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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.

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What is the symbol for absolute value?

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The absolute value symbol looks like two vertical bars: | |.

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What is the absolute value of -5?

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5

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What is the additive inverse of a number?

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The additive inverse of a number is the value that, when added to the original number, results in zero.

Front

What is the additive inverse of 10?

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-10

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If a number is positive, what is its absolute value?

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The absolute value of a positive number is the number itself.

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If a number is negative, what is its absolute value?

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The absolute value of a negative number is the positive version of that number.

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What is the absolute value of -20?

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20

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Which is greater: |3| or |-3|?

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Both |3| and |-3| are equal to 3.

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What is the greatest integer among -33, -31, -28, -17?

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-17