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No. An absolute value will always be positive, as it is a measurement of distance from zero on a number line.
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Pedantically, not quite! It will always be non-negative: it can be 0.
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Can an absolute value equal a negative?
An absolute value can not be negative.
What does a negative add a positive equal?
If the absolute value of the negative is bigger than that of the positive, then the answer is negative. If the absolute value of the negative is the same, then zero. If the absolute value of the negative is smaller, then positive. Absolute value is the value ignoring the sign.
What happens when the negative sign is on the outside of the absolute value?
The absolute value becomes negative.
Can a absolute value have two negative answers?
No, an absolute value must be non-negative.
What is it called when the absolute value of a number is negative?
An absolute value can never be a negative. An absolute value is just the distance the # is from the zero...so again for it to be negative thats not possible
An absolute value of a number can be positive or negative?
The absolute value is only ever positive. * * * * * Or 0.
Is the absolute value of a number ever equal to its opposite?
Yes! When the number is negative, the absolute value of it'll be its opposite.
Can an absolute value equal a negative?
An absolute value can not be negative.
What does a negative add a positive equal?
If the absolute value of the negative is bigger than that of the positive, then the answer is negative. If the absolute value of the negative is the same, then zero. If the absolute value of the negative is smaller, then positive. Absolute value is the value ignoring the sign.
What is the opposite of the absolute value of negative 30?
The opposite is: negative (the absolute value of negative 30).
What happens when the negative sign is on the outside of the absolute value?
The absolute value becomes negative.
Can a absolute value have two negative answers?
No, an absolute value must be non-negative.
Is the absolute value of negative 7 less than the absolute value of 7?
the absolute value of negative 7 is 7 and the absolute value of 7 is also seven so they are equal. Therefore, the absolute value of negative 7 is not less than the absolute value of 7. Remember that absolute value means the positive of a number
What is it called when the absolute value of a number is negative?
An absolute value can never be a negative. An absolute value is just the distance the # is from the zero...so again for it to be negative thats not possible
Can a absolute value negative number must be less than the absolute value of a positive numbers?
No. The absolute value of negative nine is greater than the absolute value of 3.
Why can't absolute value be negative?
Well 0 is absolute value so it can't be negative
Is the absolute value of a positive integer a negative integer?
Absolute values are never negative. The opposite, or negative, or additive inverse, of a negative number is the number's absolute value; a non-negative number is its own absolute value. The absolute values of 7 and -5, are, respectively, 7 and 5.
