Understanding Absolute Value Properties

What is the absolute value of -6?

• 12

• -6

• 6

• 0

How do you simplify the expression |6 - 2|?

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 2

What is the result of dividing -1 by the absolute value of -1?

• 0

• 1

• -1

• 2

What is the result of simplifying the expression |7 - 12| / |12 - 7|?

• 0

• 1

• -1

• 5

How can you express the absolute value of a positive number?

• As the number itself

• As zero

• As double the number

• As a negative number

What happens when you take the absolute value of a negative number?

• It doubles

• It becomes zero

• It remains negative

• It becomes positive

If Pi is approximately 3.14159, what is the absolute value of Pi - 3?

• 0.14159

• 3.14159

• 1

• 0

How do you simplify |1 - √2| if 1 is less than √2?

• -(1 - √2)

• √2 - 1

• 1 - √2

• 1 + √2

What is the simplified form of P + Q + |P - Q| if P < Q?

• Q - P

• 2Q

• P + Q

• 2P

In the expression P + Q + |P - Q|, what happens if P is greater than Q?

• The expression becomes zero

• The expression becomes negative

• The absolute value can be dropped

• The expression doubles