Absolute Value

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The ______________ of a number a is its distance from zero on a number line and is represented by |a|.
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The ______________ of a number a is its distance from zero on a number line and is represented by |a|.
absolute value
Image: The ______________ of a number a is its distance from zero on a number line and is represented by |a|.
zero
absolute value is the distance from ________ on a number line
All whole numbers including negative and positive numbers.
Integers
Any number that is greater than zero.
positive number
Image: Any number that is greater than zero.
Any integer that is less than zero.
negative number
Image: Any integer that is less than zero.
Having the same distance from zero on the negative and positive ends of the number line.
Opposite
47
The absolute value of - 47
52
The absolute value of 52
13
The absolute value of -3 plus the absolute value of 10
- 13
Which is greater -17 or -13?
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