SOLUTION: the absolute value of any number is the same as the absolute value of its additive inverse. true or false?
and why or why not?
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Question 398316: the absolute value of any number is the same as the absolute value of its additive inverse. true or false?
and why or why not?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
True. The absolute value gives the distance of a number, whether positive or negative, from 0. Since a number and its additive inverse are equidistant from 0, they should have the same absolute value.
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