If a number is not less than zero then that is its absolute value. If a number is less than zero, its negative is its absolute value.
So, if |x| denotes the absolute value of x, then
|x| = -x for x<0 [since if x<0 then -x>0]
and
|x| = x for x>= 0
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The absolute value of 5 is 5.
Absolute value of -13 is 13.
The absolute value of a number is the positive (or non-negative) value of the number. The absolute value of 0 or a positive number is the number itself. The absolute value of a negative number is its positive equivalent.
The absolute value of a number is the distance from that number to 0. Therefore, the absolute value is ALWAYS positive. the absolute value of -4.2 is 4.2 To find the absolute value, just determine how far it is from 0.
If you mean something like: | x | = -1 That has no solution. The absolute value of any expression on the inside of the absolute value bars can only be zero or positive.