How do you simplify $abs(-24)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-06T11:26:55

$\abs{-24} = 24$ .

The function "absolute value" is defined like this :

$\abs{.} : RR \rightarrow RR_{+}$
$\abs{x} = x$ , if $x \geq 0$ ,
$\abs{x} = - x$ , if $x \lt 0$ .

Therefore, $\abs{-24} = -(-24) = 24$ .

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