absolute value, the distance from zero
![](aveq.gif)
distance from one
![](avm1eq.gif)
distance from two
![](avm2eq.gif)
distance from negative two
![](avp2eq.gif)
three less than the opposite of the distance from negative two
![](avp2eeq.gif)
The distance from zero is one.
![](ave1eq.gif)
The distance from zero is negative one.
![](aven1eq.gif)
The distance from one is two
![](avem2eq.gif)