document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=359497>Question 359497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help on these two questions for a math pre-test for homework. The two has a # line, but i will still tell you. The instructions are identify the graphed number with the greater absolut value: the # line... <BR>\n" );
document.write( "___________________________ .= -3 and +1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4 . -2  -1  0  .  2  3  4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2nd one\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "______________________________  .= -2 and +4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4  -3  .  -1   0  1  2  3  .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you can answer this by October 21, 2010 that would be great !!!! + it is due 2morrow!!! AHHHH! Please reply back ASAP!!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #256492 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=256492\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, you don't really need a number line to solve this. <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Whenever you use absolute value, you are in a sense, just finding the number's distance from the number line.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Absolute value is defined as this for |x|:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x<0, then |x|=-x<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x>=0, then |x|=x<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So for your first example, you have -3 and +1<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The absolute value of -3 is 3<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The absolute value of +1 is 1<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 is bigger than 1, so -3 has a bigger absolute value!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For your second example of -2 and +4<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The absolute value of -2 is 2<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The absolute value of +4 is 4<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus +4 would have the bigger absolute value.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And in both cases, the number with the BIGGER absolute value would be farther away from zero on the number line.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In general, the farther away you get from zero on the number line, the bigger the absolute value of those numbers!!!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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