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Q: Why use absolute values?
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What do you get when you add a positive and negative number?

First, subtract the absolute values of the integers, then use the greater absolute value's sign.


Can you use the same rules to add integers that have really big absolute values?

Yes, you can.


What numbers have opposites that are the same as their absolute values?

All numbers have opposites that are the same as their absolute values.


Do opposites have the same or different absolute values?

Additive opposites MUST have the same absolute values.


Can absolute value be negative?

No, absolute values are always positive.


What is the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of the deviations of the individual values from the mean in a data set?

It is the mean absolute deviation.


What numbers have equal absolute values?

A positive and negative number with the same magnitude (value) will have their absolute values equal.


What are the two kinds of values?

absolute moral values and behavioral or cultural values


What do absolute values and temperatures on the kelvin scale have in common?

Both absolute values and temperatures on the Kelvin scale do not have negative values. Absolute values represent the distance of a number from zero on a number line, always yielding a positive result. Similarly, temperatures on the Kelvin scale start at absolute zero, which is the lowest possible temperature with no negative values.


Negatives are never absolute values WHY?

The absolute value is the distance from 0 on the number line. -5 is 5 away from 0. You cannot have a negative distance, therefore you cannot have a negative absolute value. Absolute values are not ALWAYS positive because absolute values can be zero as well. Zero is not positive nor negative.


Are absolute values used rarely?

No


Is the sum of an absolute value is the same of their absolute values?

The sum of the absolute values of two numbers is greater or equal than the absolute values of the sum. It will be equal if both are positive or both are negative; greater if one is positive and one is negative. Try it out with some sample numbers!