Chapter 1, Problem 20CT

To determine

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

Answer to Problem 20CT

The absolute value of $-33$ is $33$ and opposite number of $-33$ is $33$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Consider, the integer,

  $-33$

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 $-33$ and 0 is $33$ . So, $\left|-33\right|=33$ .

The opposite number is obtained as:

The opposite of $-33$ is $33$ .