Question 311833: Suppose that "a" is a negative real number. Determine whether each of the following is positive or negative and explain answer.
-a
|-a| Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! if a=-1
-a
-(-1) negative times a negative is positive
+1
will always be positive
if a=-1
|-a|
|-(-1)|
|+1| the absolute value always comes out positive
+1
will always be positive