document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70622>Question 70622</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the following set, which number has the largest absolute value? Show work<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) -20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) -1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #50411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=50411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answer is -20 because the when you take the absolute value of any number becomes a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "positive number.  In this problem taking the absolute value of -20 makes it + 20, and that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the largest number in the set.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to look at this is that when you take the absolute value of a number you are finding<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the distance that number is from zero on the number line.  The absolute value of -5 is the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "same as the absolute value of +5 because both numbers are 5 units away from 0 on the number <BR>\n" );
document.write( "line.  In your problem -20 is 20 units from zero on the number line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And another way to look at it is to just convert all the numbers to positive values and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then choose the largest of these values as the answer to your problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to visualize what the absolute value means regarding numbers. It<BR>\n" );
document.write( "just leaves positive numbers as positive, and it converts negative numbers to positive<BR>\n" );
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