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Helpppppp ,would this just be -1.2?

Helpppppp ,would this just be -1.2?-example-1

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Answer: 1.2

Step-by-step explanation:

The result of any absolute value function is never negative. It represents distance on a number line.

The distance from -1.2 to 0 on the number line is exactly 1.2 units.

So that's why |-1.2| = 1.2

In short, we erase the negative sign.

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