middle school hw
this is using integers and aboslute value
-|12| plz help me simplify the experssion

Question

middle school hw
this is using integers and aboslute value
-|12| plz help me simplify the experssion

anonymous · Answer

it would be -12

anonymous · Answer

It is -12.

Absolute value is getting the farthest length from 0 on the number line, and it can only be positive. Using OOO, you get 12, and the negative is OUTSIDE of it.

anonymous · Answer

ya but why is the negitive sign out of the lines like this -|12|

anonymous · Answer

because - sign is outside the absoulte value sign

anonymous · Answer

ok thnx guys i think i get it now

anonymous · Answer

my pleasure

zzr0ck3r · Answer

|anything| will be positive  
here are some examples
|2| = 2
|32343| = 32343
|-2| = 2
|-234343| = 234343

in your case we have a negative on the outside

someexamples of this

-|2| = -2
-|-2| = -2
-|12| = -12
-|-12| = -12

zzr0ck3r · Answer

note: this is the same thing as -1*|12| we know |12| = 12 so we have
-1*12 = -12

anonymous · Answer

ohh for sure i got it thank you alot