Its a math question, it really says Explain why the product of two absolute values is always a positive number.
2007-09-20 15:10:53 · 9 answers · asked by cccr95 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
First off, the absolute value of one number will always be positive.
If you have two of them, it would be a positive multiplied by another positive. Two positives multiplied together always equals a positive.
2007-09-20 15:16:59 · answer #1 · answered by Vanessa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the answer of an absolute value is always positive. The absolute value is how far that number is from 0. So -2 and 2 are both 2 away from zero so |2| = 2 and |-2| = 2 also. The product of two absolute values is always positive simply because the product of two positives is always positive.
2016-05-19 22:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, that's not strictly correct - it's always a non-negative number, but not necessarily positive; it could be 0.
Anyway, if we exclude zero values, then the absolute value is always positive, and the product of two positive numbers is always positive.
To make this statement airtight we just need to modify it slightly by saying that the absolute value is always positive (or zero), and the product of two numbers that are positive (or zero) is always positive (or zero).
2007-09-20 15:18:33 · answer #3 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the product of two absolute values isn't always positive because if there was a negative sign outside of the parenthesis then the absolute value of the number would no longer be positive
2007-09-22 13:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by torie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because absolute values are always positive, and the product of two positive numbers is positive...
2007-09-20 15:17:33 · answer #5 · answered by night_fox51 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an absolute value is just how far away it is from zero 2 is two spaces away from 0 -2 is 2 places away from 0 it isnt -2 spaces way cause ther isnt negative places so absolute value is always positive
2007-09-20 15:20:13 · answer #6 · answered by J39P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolute value is a measure of distance from zero--you can't have a negative amount of distance. Even if you travel backwards, you cover a positive amount of distance.
2007-09-20 15:18:21 · answer #7 · answered by tangocharlie3663 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not true. |1| * |0| = 0, which is not positive.
2007-09-20 15:19:23 · answer #8 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can someone help me with this problem? 6|-5-4|+2(-3)3
2007-09-21 06:23:47 · answer #9 · answered by todd s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋