Question

Which graph represents the absolute value of -3?

Answer 1

Answer:

The third graph

Step-by-step explanation:

|a| = a for a ≥ 0

|a| = -a for a < 0

therefore

|3| = 3 and |-3| = -(-3) = 3

Answer 2

Answer:

Graph 1 is the correct representation of absolute value of -3.            

Step-by-step explanation:

Absolute value of a number is the measure of positive distance on a number line from zero to that number.

It is denoted by:

$\mid c \mid = c, \text{if c} > 0\\ ~~~~~ = -c, \text{if c} < 0$

So, the absolute value of -3 =

$\mid -3 \mid = 3$

The correct representation of the absolute value option 1.

As the graph in option 1 represents the positive distance between zero and -3.