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Is |-6| a negative integer

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User Kraymer
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Answer:

NO. |-6| = 6 - a positive integer

Explanation:

|a| = a for a ≥ 0

examples

|2| = 2, |0| = 0, |0.56| = 0.56

|a| = -a for a < 0

examples

|-2| = -(-2) = 2, |-100| = -(-100) = 100, |-0.25| = 0.25

Therefore your answer:

|-6| = 6 > 0

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