Question

If x is a negative number, which of the following could equal the absolute value of x? Select all that apply.



-2


2


4


6

Answer 1

2,4,6

Answer 2

when u take absolute value of any number say x u always get a positive result
so if x is negative(say -x)
|-x|=x
or if x is positive say(+x)
|x|=x
so we see that the absolute value function always gives a positive result :) so wehn we take the absolute value of any negative number we can't get a negative result :) can u find out the answer now?? @surryyy

Answer 3

|x|=x if x>0
|x|=-x if x<0
Since your x is given negative(that is less than 0) we have
|x|=-x
But since x is negative, -x will be positive
therefore the absolute value of x would be a positive value
You can clearly see which numbers from the given options are positive