Absolute Value: How Far from Zero
I can understand absolute value as the distance a number is from zero.
📘 Word Bank + Sentence Frames
absolute value | x |distance from 0never negativemagnitude
- | x | means the distance from x to 0 on the number line.
- Distance is never negative, so absolute value is always 0 or positive.
- Frame: "| ____ | = ____ because it is ____ steps from zero."
👀 See It
|−6| = 6 because −6 is 6 steps from zero. |6| = 6 too. Both −6 and 6 are the same distance from zero.
✏️ Your Turn
0 of 3 checks complete
1. What is |−9|?
2. What is |7|?
3. Which is true?
💬 Explain Your Thinking
Explain why absolute value is never negative:
"| blank | = blank because absolute value measures blank, which is never negative."