1. Objective 14 Absolute value of rational numbers © 2002 by R. Villar All Rights Reserved

2. Absolute value of rational numbers Absolute Value means the distance a number is from zero. (Distance is always a non-negative number). The algebraic symbol used for absolute value is Examples: Evaluate each... a. | 4 | b. | –4 | How far is 4 from 0 on the number line? How far is –4 from 0 on the number line? 4 4

3. Examples: Evaluate each... This is asking for the “opposite” of the absolute value of –8. –8 How far is –13/24 from 0? 13 24 –5 + 7 2