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Why is absolute value used to find distances on a coordinate plane?
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This is because the distance between two points is always greater than or equal to zero - a property of absolute numbers.
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How can an absolute value equation help you calculate the distance form one point to another on the coordinate plane when the points are on the same vertical line?
The absolute difference in the vertical direction is zero but the absolute difference in the horizontal direction will be the horizontal distance - which is the distance between the points.
If a segment is you can find the distance by subtracting the y coordinates and taking the absolute value?
Vertical.
What is absolute value used in real life?
Absolute value can be used as distances, because if an object is either 1 foot behind or 1 foot in front of another object, their distance will still be 1.
Distance a number is from zero?
That is called the "absolute value" of the number. For example:The absolute value of 5 is 5.The absolute value of -5 is also 5.That is called the "absolute value" of the number. For example:The absolute value of 5 is 5.The absolute value of -5 is also 5.That is called the "absolute value" of the number. For example:The absolute value of 5 is 5.The absolute value of -5 is also 5.That is called the "absolute value" of the number. For example:The absolute value of 5 is 5.The absolute value of -5 is also 5.
What number has the absolute value as -4?
no number; absolute value is always positive. The absolute value of a negative number is positive. For example absolute value of -4 is +4
How can an absolute value equation help you calculate the distance from one point to another on the coordinate plane when the points are on the same vertical line?
The distance between them is the absolute value of the difference in their vertical coordinates.
The distance between two points on a line segment is the absolute value of what?
The absolute value of the difference of their coordinate (if it is in one dimension).
Why is the coordinate plane sometimes called the Catesian Plate?
Because the square root of pie is an undefined number that has no absolute value in the modern society of the hidden village of Subaki in Pakistan.
How can an absolute value equation help you calculate the distance form one point to another on the coordinate plane when the points are on the same vertical line?
The absolute difference in the vertical direction is zero but the absolute difference in the horizontal direction will be the horizontal distance - which is the distance between the points.
Find all points having a y-coordinate?
All points in a plane do have a y-coordinate. Its value may be 'zero' ... if the point happens to lie on the x-axis ... but 'zero' is a perfectly good coordinate.If you want all points whose y-coordinate is not zero, then those are |y| > 0. (Absolute value of 'y' is greater than zero.)
When do you say that a value is absolute?
A value is "absolute" if it can only be the positive numerical value of a number. (Sometimes this is also referred to as the "modulus"). For example, the absolute value of -8 is 8. It changes all negatives into positives, but does NOT change positives into negatives. Absolute values are useful for calculating distances, since having a negative distances is fairly useless...
Is x on a coordinate plane vertical?
The independent variable, or the x-value, is horizontal.
What is the absolute value of the differences of the coordinates of two points called?
The Minkowsky or Taxicab distances.
Why is it necessary to use the absolute value of the difference when finding the distance on a number line but not necessary when finding the differences of the coordinates in the coordinate plane?
The question cannot be answered because it is based on the incorrect premise that it is not necessary in the second case.
If a segment is you can find the distance by subtracting the y coordinates and taking the absolute value?
Vertical.
What have you understand about absolute value?
Absolute value is always the positive value of the number. (It is useful for measuring distances, since a negative distance in most instances is silly). For example, the absolute value of -5 is 5. (The absolute value of positive 5 is still 5.) It just makes any negative numbers positive, but does not affect numbers that are already positive.
What does the math term coordinate mean?
In the Cartesian coordinate system, a point represents a position in a two-dimensional space or plane. This means that that point has an x-value and a y-value. This is written as (x,y) and the entire paranthesis is the coordinate. Examples of coordinates: (3,6) and (-2, 12).
