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How is the absolute value of a number defined?

AIts distance from zero on the line
BIts position to the right of zero
CThe number with its sign kept on
DThe number multiplied by itself
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Its distance from zero on the line
1. Absolute value asks how far a number is from zero, not which side it is on. 2. It is defined as the distance of the number from 0 on the number line. 3. Distance is never negative, so an absolute value is never negative. 4. The absolute value of a number n is written using the two vertical bars. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Integers", section Absolute Value_
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