How do you find the absolute value of abs(-8)?

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Shwetank Mauria
Oct 23, 2016

|-8|=8

Explanation:

Absolute value of a number is its value sans its sign, positive or negative i.e. for +17, it is 17 and for -17 to it is 17.

Number -8 has negative sign and hence, we can say that |-8|=8.

Graphically, absolute value of a number can be described as distance of its location on real number line from origin i.e. point described as 0, irrespective of its direction, whether towards positive or negative side of origin.
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As the distance of -8 from origin is 0 is 8, its absolute value |-8|=8

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