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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Itzel Lewis

27 August, 05:48

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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Gunnar Mckenzie · 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.