The absolute value of a number describes the distance of the number from zero.
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\GEOMETRIC:
\Draw a number line.Label the integers from to
.
b.
\Fill in the table based on the number line drawn in part a.
\Since is
and
is
.
. Since
is
,
,
.
Therefore, .
TABULAR: make a table of the integers on the number line and their distance from zero.
\Case(i).
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Case(ii).
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c.
\VERBAL:
\When is less than
, then any number added to or subtracted from
will be less than the same number added to or subtracted from
.
When is greater than
, then any number added to or subtracted from
is greater than the same number added to or subtracted from
.
d.
\ALGEBRAIC:
\When , then
and
. When
, then
and
.
a.Graph a number line integers from to
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b.Table:
\Case(i).
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Case(ii).
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c.VERBAL:
\When is less than
, then any number added to or subtracted from
will be less than the same number added to or subtracted from
.
d.ALGEBRAIC:
\When , then
and
.
When , then
and
.