Chapter 1, Problem 18CT

To determine

To State: the absolute value and opposite of the number.

Answer to Problem 18CT

The absolute value of $-78$ is $78$ and opposite number of $-78$ is $78$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Consider, the integer,

  $-78$

Concept used:

The absolute value is defined as the distance of a number from 0 on a number line.

Two numbers are opposite if they have the same absolute value but different signs.

The absolute value is obtained as:

The distance between $-78$ and 0 is $78$ . So, $\left|-78\right|=78$ .

The opposite number is obtained as:

The opposite of $-78$ is $78$ .