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Algebra Difficulty 2.3 Junior Find the answer

If the absolute value of $a$ is 5, then the value of $a$ is ____.

Your answer

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

Since the absolute value of $a$ is 5, the value of $a$ can be either $5$ or $-5$ .
Therefore, the answer is: $\boxed{\pm 5}$ .

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