Section 1.2 Study Materials Absolute Value Math 081 CCBC

Section 1.2 Study Materials Directions Please have a piece of paper and pencil ready! As you click through the slides, pause to work out the Practice Problems on your own. Check your answer to each Practice Problem. If you get a problem wrong or if you want to hear the explanation, watch the video linked to the slide. At the end of the slide show, work out the answers to the Selected Textbook Exercises. When you have completed Sections 1.1 – 1.4, take the Mid-Chapter 1 Test.

Section 1.2 Study Materials Definition For example, the absolute value of 3 is 3, and the absolute value of -3 is also 3. The absolute value of 17 is 17, and the absolute value of -106 is 106. The absolute value of the real number r is denoted by the symbol . We write…

Section 1.2 Study Materials Definition The absolute value of a number is the distance from that number to 0 along the number line. Distance is always understood to be a non-negative measurement.

Section 1.2 Study Materials -5 is 5 units away from 0. Therefore, .

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Section 1.2 Study Materials 3 is 3 units away from 0. Therefore, .

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Section 1.2 Study Materials 0 is 0 units away from 0. Therefore, .

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Section 1.2 Study Materials Answer: -21 Watch it: http://youtu.be/CLz0qLlowG8

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Section 1.2 Study Materials Answer: -2 Watch it: http://youtu.be/nx6-vW55OI8

Practice Selected Textbook Exercises Section 1.2 Study Materials Practice Selected Textbook Exercises On your own paper, work out the answers to the following problems. Section 1.2: Problems 1 – 7, 12, 15, 16 Click here to practice Selected Textbook Exercises Section 1.2 This is the end of the Section 1.2 material. If you got all of the Selected Textbook Exercises for Section 1.2 correct, you are ready for Section 1.3 Study Materials found in Blackboard in Mid-Chapter 1. If you did not get all of the Selected Textbook Exercises for Section 1.2 correct, continue studying using the additional materials on the next slide.

Additional Study Materials: Section 1.2 Study Materials Additional Study Materials: Click here to read the Textbook for Section 1.2. Click here to re-watch all of the videos for Section 1.2. Click here to practice all of the Textbook Exercises for Section 1.2. Go to Blackboard to view other resources: Online Exercises for Section 1.2 More videos for Section 1.2 Work on Section 1.2 drill sheets found in the Math 081 file cabinet in the classroom. Ask your professor or in-class tutor for help.