How do you simplify #abs(45/2)#?

1 Answer
Mar 1, 2016

#abs(45/2)=color(blue)(45/2)#

Explanation:

The absolute value of a number indicates how far a number is from zero, but not the direction (positive or negative), and is always the positive value of that number.

#abs(45/2)=45/2# just as #abs(-45/2)=45/2#

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