Question

Which of the following is not the same as positive 8? -|-8| 8 units to the right of 0 on a number line +8 the opposite of -8

Answer 1

-|-8| is the answer

Explanation:

Answer 2

-|-8| is not the same as positive 8

Explanation:

The absolute value is always positive, even for the negative numbers.

So in -|-8|, |-8| will be equal to 8, as the absolute value results in a positive number and thus the final result will be negative due to a negative sign outside the bars.

So, - |-8| = - 8

Thus this value is not equal to positive 8.

Numbers on right of 0 are positive. Thus 8 units to the right of 8 will be positive 8.

Opposite of a number has the opposite sign. So opposite of -8 will be +8.