Question
What is the absolute value of the number indicated on the number line below?
Number line showing the numbers negative 2 to 0 and beyond, with four points between each digit. A pointer is placed on the second point, from negative 2.
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Number line showing the numbers negative 2 to 0 and beyond, with four points between each digit. A pointer is placed on the second point, from negative 2.
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To determine the absolute value of the number indicated on the number line, we first need to establish what number the second point from -2 represents.
On a number line divided into equal intervals:
- The distance between -2 and 0 is 2, and dividing this distance into four equal parts gives you intervals of 0.5.
The points between -2 and 0 are:
1. First point: -2 + 0.5 = -1.5
2. Second point: -1.5 + 0.5 = -1.0
3. Third point: -1.0 + 0.5 = -0.5
4. Fourth point: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0
Since the pointer is placed on the second point, it indicates -1.0.
Now, the absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line without considering direction. Thus, the absolute value of -1.0 is:
\[
|-1.0| = 1.0
\]
Therefore, the absolute value of the number indicated on the number line is **1**.
On a number line divided into equal intervals:
- The distance between -2 and 0 is 2, and dividing this distance into four equal parts gives you intervals of 0.5.
The points between -2 and 0 are:
1. First point: -2 + 0.5 = -1.5
2. Second point: -1.5 + 0.5 = -1.0
3. Third point: -1.0 + 0.5 = -0.5
4. Fourth point: -0.5 + 0.5 = 0
Since the pointer is placed on the second point, it indicates -1.0.
Now, the absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line without considering direction. Thus, the absolute value of -1.0 is:
\[
|-1.0| = 1.0
\]
Therefore, the absolute value of the number indicated on the number line is **1**.
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