Question

How do you evaluate `-abs5`?

Answer 1

`-5`

Explanation:

The `color(blue)"absolute value"` is always `color(red)"positive".`

This is because it gives a measure of how far a value is from zero.

`rArr|-4|=|4|=4` since - 4 and 4 are both 4 units from zero.

`|5|=5rArr-|5|=-5`