Give (a) the additive inverse and (b) the absolute value of each ...

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Give (a) the additive inverse and (b) the absolute value of each number.

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Welcome back everyone. In this problem, we want to provide the absolute value and additive inverse for the number negative 12 59th. For our answer choices A says the absolute value is negative 59th and the additive inverse is 12 59th. B says both the absolute value and additive inverse is negative 12 59th. C says the absolute value and the additive inverse is 59th. And D says the absolute value is 12 59th and the additive inverse is negative 12 59th. Now let's recall, what do we know? Well, recall that the absolute value is basically the value without the sign. So that tells us that the absolute value of negative 12 59th would have to be 12 59th because there's no sign. Likewise, the additive inverse is the value that makes negative 59th 0. In other words, it's its opposite value. So let's think what would make negative 12 59th equal zero. Well, that would have been positive 12 59th because if we think about it, if we actually test it 12 59 minus 12 59 equals zero. Therefore, both the absolute value and the additive inverse is 12 59. And when we look on our answer choices that would have been answer choice. C thanks a lot for watching everyone. I hope this video helped.

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Give (a) the additive inverse and (b) the absolute value of each number. -6⁄5