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The absolute value of $\"\"$ is its distance from 0 on a number line.

Draw a number line to determine the absolute value of $\"\"$ . $\"absolute$

The distance between $\"\"$ and 0 is 17 units.

So, the absolute value of $\"\"$ is 17, $\"\"$ . $\"\"$

The absolute value of $\"\"$ is 17.