Question

Plz help need explanation

Answer 1

its a rather basic mathical process. not sure what there is to explain. do you recall what an absolute value is?

Answer 2

its the distance of a number from zero right?

Answer 3

in a sense yes. we can regard the absolute value of a real number as its distance away from zero.

Answer 4

ok so can you help explain how to solve the problem :D

Answer 5

that was the explanation ....

Answer 6

how far is -9/16 away from zero?

Answer 7

ohhhh i get it so its like polar opposite right?

Answer 8

polar opposite is kind of ok to think of, but lets say we had:

|3| the solution is not -3, its just 3

Answer 9

my answer would be +9/16

Answer 10

correct, |-9/16| = 9/16

Answer 11

ok thanks :D i get it now haha

Answer 12

the solution to an absolute value is to ignore the sign :)

Answer 13

good luck