Question

Evaluate each of the following
A. |-5|
B. |10|
C. -|-5|
D. -|5|

Answer 1

Ok so absolute value signs |x| are asking, how fr away from 0 is what is inside the absolute value signs.

Since we are finding th distance from 0 it will always be positive.

Answer 2

everything in it would be positive

Answer 3

Danny, do not just give answers, it is against the code of conduct and you can get into trouble believe it or not.

Answer 4

forgot sorry.

Answer 5

i also explained :)

Answer 6

Help them to understand the concepts and lead them to solutions. You can actually get banned from OpenStudy by just giving answers =)

Answer 7

fine i deleted them

Answer 8

Yeah guys don't give out answers. Some was warned by the mods today when he was giving away answers.

http://openstudy.com/code-of-conduct

Answer 9

So, since we are asking how far away from 0 something is inside the absolute value signs is, your answer will always be positive.

For example, how far is 5 from 0? This looks like |5| and is 5 units from 0. So |5| is 5.

How far is -5 from 0?

|-5| therefore is 5 as well. |-5| = 5 because

Answer 10

So |-1230| = 1230 because it is 1230 units away from 0.

Knowing this, you should be able to arrive at all your answers easily.