Absolute Value

Question 1

What is the absolute vauel of a real number?

Answer 1

The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line

Question 2

Is absolute value:
1. Always negative
2. Always positive
3. or both?

Answer 2

Absolute value is always a positive number

Question 3

How is absolute value denoted

Answer 3

By placing vertical bars on either side of the number as in |x|