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How the absolute value is never negative

User PrzemekTom
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Answer: The point of absolute value is to find the distance from a number to 0, which can never be less than 0.

Explanation:

The point of absolute value is to find the distance from a number to 0.

For example, if a number line has a -3 point on it, how far away will it be to 0.

<=====o=======o======>

-3 0

The answer is 3! Just like the absolute value

|-3| = ?

3 = ?

User Sagar Rawal
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Answer:

absolute value is a distance from 0; distance cannot be negative

Explanation:

the def of absolute value is a numbers distance from 0

distances cannot be negative no matter what you are talking about

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