Absolute Value on a Coordinate Plane

Find the distance between the following ordered pairs: (0, 6) and (0, -4) ~ Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

• 6 units

• 4 units

• 10 units

• 11 units

What is the distance between (2, -8) and (-3, -8)? Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

• -1 unit

• -5 units

• 1 unit

• 5 units

What is the distance between these two points?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• -8

|-5| =

• 5

• -5

• 0

Consider the graph of the absolute value function. Which equation best represents the absolute value function?

Consider the graph of the absolute value function. Which equation best represents the absolute value function?​ ​ (a)  

Consider the graph of the absolute value function. Which equation best represents the absolute value function?​ ​ (a)  

What is the parent function for an absolute value function?

• f(x)=x³

• f(x)=x

• f(x)=IxI

• f(x)=x²

The distance between a number and zero on the number line. The symbol is shown in the equation |−8| = 8.

• Absolute Value

• Cartesian Coordinate Plane

• Coordinates

• Distance

Julie is located at (4, -8) Kevin is located at (-8, 1).  Who is closer to the finish using absolute value?

• Julie

• Kevin