Question

What does it mean to have a number in between two lines? ex. |17|

Answer 1

|17| is read "the absolute value of 17"

Answer 2

this is the distance the number is from 0 on the number line

Answer 3

so |17| = 17 since 17 is 17 units from 0 on the number line

Answer 4

I still don't get it honestly... please explain is it the exact same?

Answer 5

The absolute value is what the lines mean. If the number is I-17I the absolute value is 17. If the number is I17I the absolute value is 17.... The number will NEVER change. Whether it is positive or negative, the number is ALWAYS going to mean 17, which is its absolute value.

Answer 6

draw out a number line

plot the points 0 and 17 on the number line

the number 17 is 17 units from 0

so |17| = 17

also, the number -17 is 17 units from 0

so |-17| = 17

Answer 7

It you write out a number line, the number line starts with 0,1,2,3...etc, when you get to 17, you stop. If it is negative, you write a number line, starting at 0,-1,-2,-3... You get to -17... You counted 17 numbers from 0, therefore, the absolute value is 17. An absolute value WILL NEVER EVER BE NEGATIVE!!!!!!!!! IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME NUMBER, POSITIVE!!!

Answer 8

Do you get what we have said?!