Answer
Yes, absolute value is always positive because a distance on a number line cannot be negative.
Work Step by Step
Absolute value is defined as the distance from zero on the number line; therefore, it is always positive.
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)
by Bittinger, Marvin L.; Ellenbogen, David J.; Johnson, Barbara L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-32184-874-1
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Algebraic Expressions - 1.4 Positive and Negative Real Numbers - 1.4 Exercise Set - Page 36: 79
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