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 Apr 11 2005, 05:17 PM
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what is the absolute value of a interger mean
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Apr 11 2005, 05:19 PM
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 This bitch better work! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
absolute value is really easy! it is just the distance the number is from 0. here are some examples:
|4| = 4 the absolute value of 4 is 4. |384784| = 384784 the absolute value of 384784 is 384784. |-74| = 74 the absolute value of negative 74 value is 74. get it? |
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Apr 17 2005, 12:50 AM
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 The Secret Hacker. Group: Member Posts: 1,780 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,712 |
QUOTE(Frankie @ Apr 11 2005, 2:19 PM) |4| = 4 the absolute value of 4 is 4. |384784| = 384784 the absolute value of 384784 is 384784. |-74| = 74 the absolute value of negative 74 value is 74. get it?  ummm... the absolute volume of those 1st two numbers are wrong. l4l = -4 l384784l = -384784 thats better. 
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Apr 17 2005, 06:23 PM
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 jellyfishing, jellyfishing Group: Member Posts: 1,174 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 55,185 |
QUOTE(azn_r4pf4n @ Apr 16 2005, 10:50 PM) ummm... the absolute volume of those 1st two numbers are wrong. l4l = -4 l384784l = -384784 thats better. Yeah, uh, Frankie's right.....how could the distance of 4 from 0 be -4?? I think you're getting confused with adding integers. |
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AsianBoy789 math Apr 11 2005, 05:17 PM
imadorkabledxd QUOTE(Frankie @ Apr 11 2005, 5:19 PM)absolute... Apr 13 2005, 06:25 PM Frankie QUOTE(azn_r4pf4n @ Apr 16 2005, 11:50 PM)ummm... Apr 17 2005, 09:54 AM eboarder2020 absolute values just making numbers positive... So... Apr 14 2005, 02:56 PM
Frankie QUOTE(eboarder2020 @ Apr 14 2005, 1:56 PM)abs... Apr 14 2005, 04:24 PM iheartsimba it just means the number positive. If they are in ... Apr 14 2005, 04:29 PM JC4P Absolute Value: the Distance of the number from Ze... Apr 14 2005, 04:43 PM Frankie i am pretty sure that the person understands consi... Apr 15 2005, 05:01 PM mysticalazxn heheh that a very easy question =P Apr 16 2005, 06:34 PM wind&fire why is this still open? Apr 17 2005, 01:59 AM ChasingLife87 What was said first was right... the absolute valu... Apr 17 2005, 11:15 PM yuna* do i sense sarcasm?
that was a joke dude.
right... Apr 18 2005, 01:57 AM AngelicEyz00 Alright. The question has been answered. Don't... Apr 18 2005, 08:56 AM |
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