Question

Which of the following describes the absolute value of a number?

The absolute value of a number is the square root of the
number.
The absolute value of a number is the negative value of the
number.
The absolute value of a number is the square root of the
positive value of the number.
The absolute value of a number is the positive value of the
number.
The absolute value of a number is its negative recicprocal.

Answer 1

Answer: Your answer should be

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Step-by-step explanation: this is because absolute value makes a number positive, no matter the scenario as long as the number(s) are in the absolute value sign (indicated basically by straight lines) this makes it to where the number can never be negative within the lines.

Answer 2

The correct answer would be:

The absolute value of a number is the POSITIVE value of the number.

Absolute value always remains positive. Hope this helps :)