Question

Hello everyone!! I have a question to ask about the attachment in the replies. You see how in the second equation, there's |-6| = 6, right? I do not understand the point to the lines behind and in front of the 6. How is |6| and |-6| equal to 6? What do those lines represent? How do you transform |-6| into simply 6?

Answer 1

the line represent the absolute value of a number. so if you had |-2| it would equal 2. so yes you are correct that |-6| equals 6.

Answer 2

I'm just confused with it. How does it equal 6 in the end? I know I'm reading about it in my lesson, but I'm just confused.

Answer 3

so yes both of those questions are true

absolute value is how far the number is from zero.
Think of it as a number line:

Answer 4

if you have -3 on one side of the number line how many spaces did it take you to get to 0?

Answer 5

3 spaces.

Answer 6

NOW I think I understand a bit better.

Answer 7

"absolute value" means to remove any negative sign in front of a number, and to think of all numbers as positive

Answer 8

To show that we want the absolute value of something, we put "|" marks either side (they are called "bars" and are found on the right side of a keyboard), like these examples:

|−5| = 5 |7| = 7

Answer 9

do you kind of understand now that I have explained it a bit clearer?

Answer 10

So in the example you gave, |-5| = 5, it equals "5" because it's five units from zero. But why "finish it" with 5 = 5? Like, if |-5| already equals 5..why change it?

Answer 11

because the absolute value CAN NOT BE A NEGATIVE.
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lol just had to put that in caps so you understand and remember

Answer 12

that's just the rule to absolute value.

Answer 13

do you understand this now?

Answer 14

I'm understanding the concept of the absolute value, but I'm not understanding at all how to complete equations.

Answer 15

The equation in this attachment makes no sense to me.