Question

what is the absolute value of -21

Answer 1

21

Answer 2

21- the absolute value is always positive

Answer 3

with absolute values. you forget the signs!

Answer 4

yea i want to ask a question abt the absolute value for example u have absloute value of 2-1 will it satay the same or becomes 2+1 ???

Answer 5

stay*

Answer 6

21

Answer 7

absolute values are about numbers.. not operations.. |2-1| is |1| which is 1.

Answer 8

absolute value measures distance; not direction.

-21 is: 21 away from 0

Answer 9

oh okay thanks aliciacotts!! :D

Answer 10

or rather, distance IS an absolute value.

Answer 11

|x|=x if x>0
|x|=-x if x<0
|x|=0 if x=0

|a+b|=a+b if a+b>0
|a+b|=-(a+b) if a+b<0
|a+b|=0 if a+b=0