Absolute Value Calculator
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Choose the type of absolute value problem to solve.
|x| - Absolute value of a number
|a - b| - Distance between two points
|ax + b| = c - Solve an equation
|ax + b| < c or > c - Solve an inequality
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Absolute value |x|
7.5 units from zero
7.5
Original sign
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Negative counterpart (-|x|)
-7.5
|x| (positive)
7.5
-|x| (negative counterpart)
-7.5
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|-7.5| = 7.5.
The original number was negative; absolute value keeps only the magnitude.
Both +7.5 and -7.5 share this same absolute value.
Absolute value answers "how far from zero?", not "in which direction?".
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