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How many numbers have absolute value of a , if a > 0

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Answer:

Absolute value of 0 is

The absolute value of 0 is 0. (This is why we don't say that the absolute value of a number is positive. Zero is neither negative nor positive.)

Explanation:

User Peter Dang
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Answer:2

  • real numbers
  • an infinite number of complex numbers

Explanation:

Those with absolute value "a" are distance "a" from the origin. On a real number line, there are two (2) such numbers.

In the complex plane, the numbers that distance from the origin form a circle. There are an infinite number of such numbers.

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