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What is the absolute value of -38?

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Dec 29, 2016

$38$ $38$

Explanation:

The $absolute value$ $color(blue)"absolute value"$ is always $positive$ $color(red)"positive"$ This is because it gives a measure of how far a value is from zero. The value is denoted by being enclosed in vertical bars.

$That is | - 4 | = | 4 | = 4$ $"That is " |-4|=|4|=4$ since both - 4 and 4 are 4 units from zero.

$\Rightarrow | - 38 | = 38$ $rArr|-38|=38$

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