document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=518704>Question 518704</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I evaluate |-6|? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #345241 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tinbar><B>tinbar(133)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tinbar><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=345241\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In general |x| = x if x>=0, otherwise |x| = -x (the case where x<0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a fancy way of saying, that if the number within the absolute value is positive then it's absolute value is itself. |0|=0, |1|=1, |2| =2, |3|=3...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, if the number within the absolute value is negative, then we take that number and multiply it by -1 yielding in the positive version of the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-1| = -1*-1=1, |-2|=-2*-1=2...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So basically, to take the absolute value of a number is to take it's 'magnitude,' which is to say the number part while ignoring the poitive/negativeness of the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in this case, |-6| = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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