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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the absolute value -7.1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

+7.1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

absolute value makes and/or keep everything positive bc it measures the distance from 0 on number line

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes, not the best , 100% mathematically correct way to say it , but reasonably close

OpenStudy (anonymous):

SOLE IT LOL

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

"keep everything positive" , not the best way to explain

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well it works for that level...keeping it simple due to explanation limitations

OpenStudy (anonymous):

distance is always positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The concept of absolute value has many uses, but you probably won't see anything interesting for a few more classes yet. There is a technical definition for absolute value, but you could easily never need it. For now, you should view the absolute value of a number as its distance from zero.

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