A number line spans in both directions starting from 0, therefore you have to add both negative and positive numbers.
5+6 = 11
They are 11 apart
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Absolute value describes the distance of a number on the number line from 0 without considering which direction from zero the number lies. The absolute value of a number is never negative. The absolute value of 5 is 5.
5 what?
Left of the 0 figure on the number line.
Start at the number -5. Adding a positive number implies moving to the right on a number line, so move 3 spaces to the right on the number line. This gives -5 + 3 = -2.
its how far it goes on the x-axis and how far it goes up on the y-axis its written as (x,y) you could have (4,5)... (-6,0)... (0,0)... (4,-5)