Do you think a number's absolute value can be 0? If so, which number (s) have an absolute value of 0? If not, explain.

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Jesus King

Mathematics

25 February, 07:29

Do you think a number's absolute value can be 0? If so, which number (s) have an absolute value of 0? If not, explain.

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Frances Huff · Answer 1

Since absolute value means "distance from zero" on a number line, then zero is the only number that is 0 units away from it. The distance it takes to get from zero to zero is zero so to answer your question, the number zero can have an absolute value of zero.