SOLUTION: I don't get the basic level of absoulute value? what are we actulley finding?

Question 310568: I don't get the basic level of absoulute value? what are we actulley finding?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I don't get the basic level of absolute value? what are we actulley finding?
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When you write |a-b| you mean "the distance from a to b on a number line"
That distance is always a positive number.
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|-5| means |-5-0| which is the distance from -5 to 0 which is 5
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|2+8| = |2-(-8)| is the distance from 2 to -8 which is 10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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