If it had a sign it wouldn't be an absolute value, which is neither positive nor negative, merely absolute.
Note that the absolute value of a number is non-negative by definition.
For x < 0, |x| = -x (which is positive)
For x ≥ 0, |x| = x (which is never negative)
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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
iT IS NEVER NEGATIVE, IT IS ALWAYS POSITIVE
Because an absolute value can never be negative.
Well, honey, the absolute value of a number is always positive, no matter what. It's like a magnet that repels negativity. So, no, it can't be both positive and negative at the same time. It's just not how math works, sweetie.
it is the distance from 0 on a number line. the absolute value of something is never negative