Concept explainers
Whether the statement “The absolute value of a number is the distance the number is from zero on the number line.” is true or false.
Answer to Problem 7SGR
The given statement “The absolute value of a number is the distance the number is from zero on the number line.’’ is true.
Explanation of Solution
The distance of a number from 0 on a number line is the absolute value of a number.
The absolute value of any number is always positive or 0. It can never be negative.
Example: The absolute value of -2 is the distance the number -2 is from 0 on a number line.
The absolute value of -2 is 2.
Thus, the given statement “The absolute value of a number is the distance the number is from zero on the number line.’’ is true.
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