alleryStart learning →Since absolute value measures a distance, what can be said about the sign of any absolute value?
AIt is always negative
BIt matches the original sign
CIt is always exactly zero
DIt is never negative
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It is never negative
1. Absolute value measures a distance, and a distance can never be a negative amount.
2. This means the absolute value of any number, whether the number itself is positive or negative, is never negative.
3. It does not have to be zero, since only the absolute value of 0 itself equals zero.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Integers", section 3.1 Introduction to Integers_
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