1 Lesson 2.2.1 Absolute Value. 2 Lesson 2.2.1 Absolute Value California Standard: Number Sense 2.5 Understand the meaning of the absolute value of a number;

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California Standard:Number Sense 2.5Understand the meaning of the absolute value of a number; interpret the absolute value as the distance of the number from zero on a number line; and determine the absolute value of real numbers.

What it means for you:You’ll learn how to find the absolute value of a number, and use it in calculations.Key words:• absolute value• distance• opposite

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You can think of the number “–5” as having two parts — a negative sign that tells you it’s less than zero, and “5,” which tells you its size, or how far from zero it is.

The absolute value of a number is just its size — it’s not affected by whether it’s greater or less than zero.

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Absolute Value is Distance From Zero

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The absolute value of a number is never negative — that’s because the absolute value describes how far the number is from zero on the number line.

The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line.

It doesn’t matter if the number is to the left or to the right of zero — the distance can’t be negative.

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Opposites Have the Same Absolute Value

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Opposites are numbers that are the same distance from 0, but going in opposite directions.

Opposites have the same absolute value.

–5 and 5 are opposites:

So they each have an absolute value of 5.

0 1 2 3–1–2–3–4–5–6 4 5 6

Distance of 5 Distance of 5

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A set of bars, | |, are used to represent absolute value.

For example, the expression:

|–10| means “the absolute value of negative ten.”

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Example 1

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What is |3.25|? What is |–3.25|?

Solution

3.25 and –3.25 are opposites. They’re the same distance from 0, so they have the same absolute value.

So, |3.25| = |–3.25| = 3.25

0 1 2 3–1–2–3–4–5–6 4 5 6

Distance of 3.25 Distance of 3.25

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Find the values of the expressions in Exercises 1–8.

1. |12| 2. |–9|

3. |16| 4. |–1|

5. |1.7| 6. |–3.2|

7. |– | 8. |0|

In Exercises 9–12, say which is bigger.

9. |17| or |16| 10. |–2| or |–5|

11. |–9| or |8| 12. |–1| or |1|

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12 9

16 1

1.7 3.2

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|17|

|–9|

|–5|

They are the same size.

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Absolute Value Equations Often Have Two Solutions

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Think about the equation |x| = 2.

The absolute value of x is 2, so you know that x is 2 units away from 0 on the number line, but you don’t know in which direction. x could be 2, but it could also be –2.

You can show the two possibilities like this:

0 1 2–1–2

2 units 2 units

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Example 2

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Solve |z| = 3.

Solution

z can be either 3 or –3.

0 1 2 3–1–2–3–4–5–6 4 5 6

3 units 3 units

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Give the solutions to the equations in Exercises 13–16.

13. |a| = 1 14. |r| = 4

15. |q| = 6 16. |g| = 7

a = 1 or –1

q = 6 or –6 g = 7 or –7

r = 4 or –4

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Treat Absolute Value Signs Like Parentheses

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You should treat absolute value bars like parentheses when you’re deciding what order to do the operations in.

Work out what’s inside them first, then take the absolute value of that.

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Example 3

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What is the value of |7 – 3| + |4 – 6|?

Solution

|7 – 3| + |4 – 6|

= |4| + |–2|

= 4 + 2

= 6

Simplify whatever is inside the absolute value signs

Find the absolute values

Simplify the expression

Write out the expression

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Guided Practice

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Evaluate the expressions in Exercises 17–22.

17. |1 – 3| – |2 + 2| 18. |2 – 7| + |0 – 6|

19. –|5 – 6| 20. |–8| × |2 – 3|

21. 2 × |4 – 6| 22. |7 – 2| ÷ |1 – 6|

–2 11

–1 8

4 1

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Evaluate the expressions in Exercises 1–4.1. |–45| 2. |6|

3. |–0.6| 4. | |

5. Let x and y be two integers. The absolute value of y is larger than the absolute value of x. Which of the two integers is further from 0?

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Show the solutions of the equations in Exercises 6–9 on number lines.

6. |u| = 3

7. |d| = 9

8. |x| = 5

9. |w| = 15

0 1 2 3–1–2–3–4–5 4 5

0 1 2 3–1–2–3–4 4

0 3 6 9–3–6–9–12 12

0 3 6 9–3–6–9–12–15 12 15

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Show the solutions of the equations in Exercises 10–13 on number lines.

10. |y| = 4

11. |v| = 1

12. |k| = 16

13. |z| = 7

0 1 2 3–1–2–3–4–5 4 5

0 1 2 3–1–2–3

0 4 8 12–4–8–12–16–20 16 20

0 2 4 6–2–4–6

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In Exercises 14–19, say which is bigger.14. |–6| or |–1| 15. |3| or |–5|

16. |2 – 2| or |5 – 8| 17. |6 – 8| or |2 – 1|

18. |3 – 2| or |–5| 19. |11 + 1| or |–2 – 8|

Evaluate the expressions in Exercises 20–25.

20. |3 – 5| + |2 – 5| 21. |0 + 5| + |0 – 5|

22. |5 – 10| – |0 – 2| 23. |–1| × |3 – 3|

24. 8 × |1 – 4| 25. |2 – 8| ÷ |4 – 1|

|–6| |–5|

|5 – 8| |6 – 8|

|–5| |11 + 1|

5 10

3 0

24 2

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26. What is the sum of two different numbers that have the same absolute value? Explain your answer.

27. Is it always true that |y| < 2y when y is an integer? No. If y is negative or zero it isn’t true.

0. For two different numbers to have the same absolute value they must be “opposites,” e.g. 3 and –3.

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The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on a number line.

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If you see absolute value bars in an expression, work out what’s between them first — just like parentheses.

Absolute values are always positive. So if a number has a negative sign, get rid of it; if it doesn’t, then leave it alone.

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