Problem

Determine the absolute value of the number:
$-|10|$

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Final Answer: \(\boxed{-10}\)

Steps

Step 1 :Determine the absolute value of the number: \(-|10|\)

Step 2 :The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction. Therefore, the absolute value of any number is always non-negative.

Step 3 :However, in this case, we have a negative sign in front of the absolute value, which means we are looking for the negative of the absolute value of 10.

Step 4 :The negative of the absolute value of 10 is -10.

Step 5 :Final Answer: \(\boxed{-10}\)

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