Question

Which statement is true about the value of |-5|? It is the distance that -5 is form 0 on the number line. It is the distance that -5 from 5 on the number line. It is less than 5. It is greater than 5.

Answer 1

Answer: It is the distance that -5 is form 0 on the number line

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: It is the distance that -5 is form 0 on the number line

Explanation:

We can define the absolute value of any number:

IxI as:

"The distance between the point x and the origin in the coordinate axis"

If we are in one dimension, x is just a value, and the coordinate axis will be a number line.

Then we could rewrite this as:

"is the distance between the value x and the 0 in the number line"

So:

IxI = x if x > 0

IxI = -x if x < 0.

Then:

I -5 I

Is the distance between the number -5, and the 0 in the number line, and this is:

I - 5 I = 5.

The correct option is:

"It is the distance that -5 is form 0 on the number line"