Use this calculator to find the absolute value of numbers. Enter real numbers for x. The equation for absolute value is given as \( \big| \, x \, \big| \) Example Absolute Values:The absolute value of a number can be thought of as the distance of that number from 0 on a number line. The absolute value of 9 is 9 written | 9 | = 9 The absolute value of -9 is 9 written | -9 | = 9 The absolute value of 0 is 0 written | 0 | = 0
... only how far a number is from zero: "6" is 6 away from zero, So the absolute value of 6 is 6, More Examples:
No Negatives!So in practice "absolute value" means to remove any negative sign in front of a number, and to think of all numbers as positive (or zero). Absolute Value SymbolTo show that we want the absolute value of something, we put "|" marks either side (they are called "bars" and are found on the right side of a keyboard), like these examples: Sometimes absolute value is also written as "abs()", so abs(−1) = 1 is the same as |−1| = 1 Try It Yourselfimages/absolute.js And it doesn't matter which way around we do a subtraction, the absolute value will always be the same: |8−3| = 5 (8−3 = 5) |3−8| = 5 (3−8 = −5, and |−5| = 5) More ExamplesHere are some more examples of how to handle absolute values:
|−3×6| = 18
−|5−2| = −3
−|2−5| = −3
−|−12| = −12 Learn more at Absolute Value in Algebra 1669, 5637, 5638, 5639, 5640, 5641, 5642, 1670, 1671, 1672, 2212, 2213, 2214 Copyright © 2022 Rod Pierce |