Is the absolute value of any real number always greater than or equal to the number?
We my answer is yes, but what do you think?Why?
2007-09-05 07:45:00 · 3 answers · asked by Yazmeen 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Yes. Here's why.
The absolute value is the numerical value, regardless of sign. Or, it's the distance away from zero.
The absolute value of a number is equal to the number if the number is positive.
The absolute value of a number is greater than the number is the number is negative, because the absolute value is always positive.
|x| = x when x=>0
|x| >x when x<0
2007-09-05 07:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by Dave B. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say yes, because if the number is positive, its absolute value is the same. If the number is negative, its absolute value is positive, which is greater than the original number.
2007-09-05 14:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by RustyL71 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
If the number is positive its abs. is equal
If the number is negative the abs. is positive and a positive number is > than a negative one
2007-09-05 14:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋