Absolute Value and Distance

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Look at the number line below. Move the red slider to change a. The distance of a from 0 on the number line will be shown, and the absolute value of a. Answer the questions.

Absolute Value and Distance

Question 1

Move a to the right. Does absolute value (قیمت مطلق) get bigger or smaller? Does distance (فاصله) get bigger or smaller?

Select all that apply

A
Absolute value gets bigger. Distance gets bigger.
B
Absolute value gets smaller. Distance gets smaller.
C
Absolute value gets bigger. Distance gets smaller.
D
Absolute value gets smaller. Distance gets bigger.

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Question 2

Move a to the left. Does absolute value (قیمت مطلق) get bigger or smaller? Does distance (فاصله) get bigger or smaller?

Select all that apply

A
Absolute value gets bigger. Distance gets bigger.
B
Absolute value gets smaller. Distance gets smaller.
C
Absolute value gets bigger. Distance gets smaller.
D
Absolute value gets smaller. Distance gets bigger.

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Question 3

Can absolute value be negative?

Select all that apply

A
yes
B
no

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Question 4

Which sentence about absolute value and distance is correct?

Select all that apply

A
The absolute value is always bigger than the distance.
B
The absolute value is always smaller than the distance.
C
The absolute value is the same as the distance.

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Absolute Value and Distance

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