What is the absolute value of (-x - 6)?
I am not given an x value, it is an equation, that has to be simplified and this is the result.
What you wrote is not an equation. I answered the question that was asked.
To find the absolute value of a number or an expression, you need to understand that the absolute value always returns a non-negative value. In this case, you want to find the absolute value of the expression (-x - 6).
To find the absolute value, observe the following steps:
1. Evaluate the expression inside the absolute value brackets without considering the negative sign.
In this case, that means removing the negative sign from -x.
(-x) is equivalent to x.
2. After removing the negative sign, rewrite the expression inside the absolute value brackets.
The expression becomes (x - 6).
3. Finally, consider if there are any further simplifications you can make.
There are no further simplifications to be made in this case.
Therefore, the absolute value of (-x - 6) is simply (x - 6).
It depends upon whether x is greater than or less than -6.
If x < -6, the number in parentheses is positive and the absolute value is -x -6.
If x > -6, the number in parentheses is negative and the absolute value is x + 6