SOLUTION: What are absolute values

Question 779054: What are absolute values

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The absolute value of a real number is it's distance from 0 on the number line. Therefore an absolute value must be on the interval [0, oo). If a number is positive then |a|=a and if it is negative then |a|=-a.
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