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Negative!

It can never equal a negative number. 

Examples:

|-5| = 5
|-5097| = 5097
|-12| = 12
|36| = 36

The number |x| is the distance between 0 and x. It can never equal a negative number.

What is coordinate geometry?

Coordinate geometry is the study of geometry using the points in space. Using this, it is possible to find the distance between the points, the dividing line is m:n ratio, finding the mid-point of the line, etc.

The distance between two points is given as

[tex]\rm D = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2 + (y_2-y_1)^2}[/tex]

The number |x| is the distance between 0 and x. It can never equal a negative number.

More about the coordinate geometry link is given below.

https://brainly.com/question/1601567

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