Learning Guide

Grade Level 7 Subject Mathematics

Week No. 3 Date

Teacher Mr. Stephen E. Gelladula Time Frame

Lesson

Absolute Value of Integers

Learning Goals

A. Describe and illustrate the absolute value of a number on a number line.

B. Describe and illustrate the distance of any number from zero (0) on the number
line.
C. Solve the possible value/values of the variable involving absolute values.
D. Apply absolute values in solving problems in real-life situation.
 Introduction
Real Numbers

Real Numbers are just numbers like:

9
1 11.23 -0.30522 24 π (pi) 1995

In fact, nearly any number you can think of is a Real Number.

Real numbers include:

➢ Whole Numbers (like 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)
3
➢ Rational Numbers (like 4
, 0.125, 0.333..., 1.1, etc.)

➢ Irrational Numbers (like π, 2 , etc.)

Real numbers can also be positive, negative, or zero.

The Real Number Line

The Real Number Line is like a geometric line.
A point is chosen on the line to be the "origin". Points to the right are positive, and
points to the left are negative.

A distance is chosen to be "1", then whole numbers are marked off: {1,2,3,...}, and
also in the negative direction: {...,−3,−2,−1}.

Any point on the line is a Real Number.

The numbers could be
● whole (like 7)
20
● or rational (like 9
)
● or irrational (like π)

But we won't find Infinity, or an Imaginary Number.

So... what is NOT a Real Number?

➔ Imaginary Numbers, like √−1 (the square root of negative 1), are not Real
Numbers.
➔ Infinity (∞) is not a Real Number.

Mathematicians also play with some special numbers that aren't Real Numbers.

Real does not mean they are in the real world.

They are not called "Real" because they show the value of something real.
In mathematics, we like our numbers pure. When we write 0.5, we mean exactly
half.
But in the real world half may not be exact. (Try cutting an apple exactly in half.)
 Lesson Proper

Absolute Value of Integers

The absolute value of a number a, written |𝑎|, is the distance on the number line from 0 to a.

To know more about absolute value of integers, have fun reading your book on pages 12-14.
You may also click on this link1 or link2 or link3.

Practice Exercises

Direction: Click on the links below and try to answer the given questions.
Absolute Value of Integers 1
Absolute Value of Integers 2

Evaluation

I. Answer the following numbers in the “Do Basic” test on page 15.
Item numbers 1-24

II. Answer the following numbers in the “Go Beyond” test on pages 15-16.
Item numbers 1-20

III. Answer the “Math Much More” test on page 16.