Determine Which Property of Absolute Value Justifies the Statement $| - x | = | x |$

question 491

Multiple Choice

Determine which property of absolute value justifies the statement.
- $| - x | = | x |$

• A) Property 2: the opposite of the absolute value of a number is equal to the absolute value of the number.
• B) Property 5: the triangle inequality
• C) Property 2: the absolute value of a number and its opposite are equal.
• D) Property 1: the opposite of a number is equal to the absolute value of the number .

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