The absolute value of a number isn't the opposite of that number. Think of it as the distance of that number to zero, which can only be positive. If you understand that, then in math problems you can simply think of leaving positive numbers positive and making negative numbers positive.
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whats the absolute value and opposite of 17
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No. The absolute simply returs the positive of any integer. ABS(6) = 6 and ABS(-6) = 6.
The absolute value of an integer is the integer with a positive sign.