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Before we start sticking a bunch
of x's
in these things, let's remember what they are.
Look at a few examples:
So...
What do absolute values do to
positive numbers?
NOTHING!
What do absolute values do to
0?
NOTHING!
What do absolute values do to
negative numbers?
MAKE THEM POSITIVE!
That's it, Baby! That's as
hard as it gets!
Why are the answers to absolute
value guys never negative?
Because absolute
values are distances!
Check this out:
The real way to look
at absolute values is that they are a number's distance from
0 on
the number line:
TRY IT:
Use a number line to
show the answers to these
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