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Yes. An absolute value is just that- the ultimate magnitude of a number, the number's distance from zero. Since distance is always positive, absolute value is always positive.

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the absolute value of any nuber is always positive even tho it may be negative inside. the only way to make it negative would be if there was a -l....l negative in front of the bars.

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Because that's the definition of "absolute value": The 'size' of the number, regardless of its sign.

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Is the absolute value for an negative number always positive?

Yes, the absolute value for an negative number is always positive.


Is the absolute value of a positive number is always a negative number is it true?

No. You have it backwards . . . . . the absolute value of a negative number is always a positive number.


Is the absolute of a positive integer is a negative integer?

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Can the absolute value of a number be both positive and negative Explain?

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Will positive numbers always have a higher absolute value than the negative numbers and WHY?

No. The absolute value is the distance a number is from zero. It is always represented by a positive number. The absolute value of any positive number and its negative counterpart is the same.


What do a positive and negative equal?

A positive number added to a negative number may be either positive or negative depending on the magnititude ( absolute value) of the numbers. But a positive number multiplied by a negative number is always negative.


To multiply a negative number and a negative number you should multiply their absolute values and make the product negative true or false?

That is false. A negative times a negative is always a positive. Since absolute numbers are always positive if you make it negative that is not correct.


The absolute value of a number is never?

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How can you decide if the sum of two numbers is positive negative or zero without actually calculating the sum?

The sum of two positive numbers is always positive, and the sum of two negatives is always negative. If you have a positive and a negative number, there sum can be either, so look at the absolute values to decide. For example -3+2=-1. Since all you care about is the sign, look at the absolute value. If the negative number has a greater absolute value, the sum is negative and if the positive number's absolute value, which is the number itself, is bigger, the sum is positive. If the absolute values are equal, the sum is 0.


Is the absolute value of a number always negative?

No, I believe it is always positive. |-5| = 5


Will an absolute value be graphed on the positive or negative side of the number line?

Absolute values are always positive; so graph it on the positive side of the number line.


Why is the absolute number never a negative?

That's because absolute means 'always positive' so it could never be a negative.