Understanding Absolute Value

What is the absolute value of -5?

• 0

• -5

• 5

• 10

How can absolute value be visualized on a number line?

• As the distance from the smallest number

• As the distance from the largest number

• As the distance from one

• As the distance from zero

What is the absolute value of a positive number 'a'?

• 0

• 2a

• -a

• a

If a number is negative, how is its absolute value determined?

• By taking the negative of the number

• By taking the positive of the number

• By adding 1 to the number

• By subtracting 1 from the number

What is the absolute value of 7?

• 14

• 7

• 0

• -7

How do you evaluate the absolute value of pi minus 6?

• By taking the positive of pi minus 6

• By adding pi and 6

• By taking the negative of pi minus 6

• By subtracting pi from 6

What is a key property of absolute value regarding non-negativity?

• It can be any real number

• It can be negative

• It is always positive or zero

• It is always zero

How does the absolute value of a product relate to the absolute values of its factors?

• It is the product of the absolute values

• It is the sum of the absolute values

• It is the quotient of the absolute values

• It is the difference of the absolute values

What happens to the absolute value of a fraction a/b?

• It becomes the absolute value of a times b

• It becomes the absolute value of a divided by b

• It becomes the absolute value of b divided by a

• It becomes the absolute value of a divided by the absolute value of b

What is the absolute value of the opposite of a number 'a'?

• It is twice the absolute value of 'a'

• It is always zero

• It is the same as the absolute value of 'a'

• It is the negative of the absolute value of 'a'