SOLUTION: Explain why it is incorrect to say that absolute value is always positive?

SOLUTION: Explain why it is incorrect to say that absolute value is always positive?

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Question 461522: Explain why it is incorrect to say that absolute value is always positive?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Because the absolute value of 0 is 0, this automatically makes the above statement false.
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