Chapter 1, Problem 30CR

To determine

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

Answer to Problem 30CR

The absolute value of $-100$ is $100$ and opposite number of $-100$ is $100$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Consider, the integer,

  $-100$

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 $-100$ and 0 is $100$ . So, $\left|-100\right|=100$ .

The opposite number is obtained as:

The opposite of $-100$ is $100$ .