Question

explain the difference in the meaning between -3 and -3

Answer 1

look at their postion on the number line

Answer 2

yea and?

Answer 3

\[\left| -3 \right|and -3\]

Answer 4

you mean the absolute value of -3 and 3 or just -3 and 3 ??

Answer 5

the difference between \[\left| -3 \right| and -3\]

Answer 6

help?

Answer 7

sorry...been having computer problems.
all the absolute value is telling you is the number of spaces from 0 that you go. It is always positive, even when it says negative.
| -3 | = 3.....because it is 3 spaces from 0.
-3...well...it is just -3.