Absolute Value
Absolute Value
means ...
... only how far a number is from zero:
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"6" is 6 away from zero,
and "−6" is also 6 away from zero.
So the absolute value of 6 is 6,
and the absolute value of −6 is also 6 </span>
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More Examples:
<span><span>The absolute value of −9 is 9</span><span>The absolute value of 3 is 3</span><span>The absolute value of 0 is 0</span><span>The absolute value of −156 is 156</span></span>
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 Symbol
To 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:
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<span><span>
|−5| = 5
|7| = 7
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Sometimes absolute value is also written as "abs()", so abs(−1) = 1 is the same as <span>|−1| = 1</span>
I need a point to this question in order to answer it
Given that the line passes through the two points (-3,4) and (2,8)
We need to determine the equation of the line.
<u>Slope:</u>
The slope of the line can be determined using the formula,

Substituting the points (-3,4) and (2,8) in the above formula, we get;


Thus, the slope of the line is 
<u>Equation of the line:</u>
The equation of the line can be determined using the formula,

Substituting the point (-3,4) and
in the above formula, we have;




Thus, the equation of the line is 
4000. You need to round it to the nearest thousand, which would be the 4 at the start if you break it down into its units. Where from right to left, you have, 1s, 10s, 100s and 1000s. Meaning you need to keep the first digit (unless the hundreds are 500+) and everything after should just be the thousands.
3x-9=2x+4
3x-9+9=2x+4+9
3x=2x+13
3x-2x=2x-2x+13
x=13
Check:
3(13)-9=2(13)+4
39-9=26+4
30=30