SOLUTION: For the following set, which number has the largest absoute value? 4, -1, 12, -25, 17, 0

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Question 42987: For the following set, which number has the largest absoute value?
4, -1, 12, -25, 17, 0

Answer by aaaaaaaa(138)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your only problem seems to be what's absolute value, so let's define it:
"The absolute value of a real number is its numerical value without regard to its sign."
Or, where |a| denotes the absolute value of a:
|a| = a if
|a| = -a if
Therefore, with no regard to the evil signs, your answer is .

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