is positive? Is the 0 taken into consideration rendering not all numbers positive or its only use is for the distance between?
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2007-09-13 10:43:46 · 5 answers · asked by parev 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
not positive, because of zero, but "non-negative".
The absolute function is defined as:
f(x) = x if x >= 0
f(x) = -x if x < 0
2007-09-13 10:48:02 · answer #1 · answered by mathmannix 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The absolute value of 0 is 0. Any other number has positive absolute value.
2007-09-13 10:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by Steiner 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. The absolute value of any number is positive aside from 0 because 0 is neither negative nor positive.
The absolute value of 8 is 8.
The absolute value of -8 is 8, too.
2007-09-13 10:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by Me.. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every number's absolute value is ALWAYS positive. ALWAYS. Why? Because when you find the absolute value, you're counting how far it is away from zero on a number line. Zero would still be zero, because it is zero spaces away from zero. There is no way an absolute value of any number will be negative. You can't be -3 spaces away from zero. You're just 3 spaces.
2007-09-13 10:51:19 · answer #4 · answered by Milly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolute value is the distance from zero.
So the absolute value of any number (negative or positive) is going to be positive.
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2007-09-13 10:53:39 · answer #5 · answered by LC 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋