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The absolute value of 5 is -5. True or False​

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\fbox {False!}


\text {Finding an absolute value of a positive number will always be a positive number!}


\text {Example: Find the absolute value of 6}\\


\text {The answer is 6 because it cannot be turned back into a negative number.}


\text {When you find the absolute value of a negative number it'll become a positive number.}
\text {Example: Find the absolute vale of -6.}


\text {The answer is still 6. The only difference is that it's a negative number.}

User Yummypasta
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Answer:


\huge\boxed{\sf False}

Explanation:

The absolute value is always positive. It can never be negative. It is considered to be the distance from 0 of a certain number.

So,

|5| = 5

Hope this helped!

~AnonymousHelper1807

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