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An absolute value is the positive of any real number.
Absolute value of 5 will be 5 and is written:
|5|=5
Absolute value of -5 will also be 5 and is written:
|-5|=5
If you think of it as a number line, the absolute value of a number will be the length from 0. As lengths are always positive.
It can also be written as the square root the square of x, as the square of x will make a negative value positive (-5)^2 = 25, and the square root will return it to its root, 25^0.5= 5.
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What is meant by the absolute value of an integer?
The absolute value of an integer (or indeed any real number) is its distance from 0 - IGNORING the direction or sign. So, the absolute value of 5 is 5 and the absolute value of -5 is also 5.
Is the absolute of a positive integer is a negative integer?
No. The absolute value of a number is the value of the number ignoring the sign - it is always positive: The absolute value of a negative number is a positive number; The absolute value of a positive number is a positive number.
What value is the number of units that a number is from zero on a number line?
the absolute value
What is the absolute value of 1.6?
1.6. The absolute value of a positive number is that selfsame number.
Refering to absolute value can the absolute value of x be -2?
No, the absolute value of a number cannot equal a negative number.
