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Absolute Valueand Opposites Notes

The document explains the concepts of absolute value and opposites in mathematics. It defines absolute value as the distance from zero and states that it is always positive, while opposites are numbers that have the same distance from zero but differ in sign. The document includes practice problems to reinforce these concepts.

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Absolute Valueand Opposites Notes

The document explains the concepts of absolute value and opposites in mathematics. It defines absolute value as the distance from zero and states that it is always positive, while opposites are numbers that have the same distance from zero but differ in sign. The document includes practice problems to reinforce these concepts.

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: ___________________ Class: ___________

Absolute Value & Opposites

Absolute Value Opposites


➔ A number’s _______________ from ➔ Numbers that have the
_____________. _________ distance from _______.

➔ Absolute value is ALWAYS ➔ Opposites have the same


________________. ________________________________.

|-5| = _______ |4| = _______ ➔ The opposite of a positive


number is always _____________.

➔ The opposite of a negative


number is always _____________.

Let’s try some!


1) What is the absolute value of -6? _________

2) What number has the same absolute value as 3? _________

3) What is the opposite of 8? _________

4) |0.6| = _______ 5) |9| = _________ 6)|-½| = ________

7) What is the relationship between 10 and -10? (use absolute


value & opposite)

A negative outside of absolute value bars means the _______________


of the ________________ which is always a ________________ answer.

-|5| = _______ -|-4| = _______


Name: ___________________________________ Date: ___________________ Class: ___________

Absolute Value & Opposites

Absolute Value Opposites


➔ A number’s ​distance​ from ➔ Numbers that have the ​same
zero​. distance from ​zero​.

➔ Absolute value is ALWAYS ➔ Opposites have the same


positive​. absolute value​.

|-5| = _______ |4| = _______ ➔ The opposite of a positive


number is always ​negative​.

➔ The opposite of a negative


number is always ​positive​.

Let’s try some!


1) What is the absolute value of -6?​_______

2) What number has the same absolute value as 3?​ ​_______

3) What is the opposite of 8? ​_______

4) |0.6| =​ ​_______​ ​ 5) |9| =​ ​_______​ ​ 6)|-½| =​ ​_______

7) What is the relationship between 10 and -10? (use absolute


value & opposite)

A negative outside of absolute value bars means the ​opposite​ of


the ​absolute value​ which is always a ​negative​ answer.

-|5| = _______ -|-4| = _______


Name: ___________________________________ Date: ___________________ Class: ___________

Absolute Value & Opposites

Absolute Value Opposites


➔ A number’s ​distance​ from ➔ Numbers that have the ​same
zero​. distance from ​zero​.

➔ Absolute value is ALWAYS ➔ Opposites have the same


positive​. absolute value​.

|-5| = ​5​ |4| = ​4 ➔ The opposite of a positive


number is always ​negative​.

➔ The opposite of a negative


number is always ​positive​.

Let’s try some!


5) What is the absolute value of -6?​ 6

6) What number has the same absolute value as 3?​ ​-3

7) What is the opposite of 8? ​-8

8) |0.6| =​ ​0.6​ ​ 5) |9| =​ 9


​ ​​ 6)|-½| =​ ​½

7) What is the relationship between 10 and -10? (use absolute


value & opposite)

10 and -10 are opposites and have the same absolute value
because they are the same distance from zero

A negative outside of absolute value bars means the ​opposite​ of


the ​absolute value​ which is always a ​negative​ answer.

-|5| = ​-5​ -|-4| = ​-4

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