Create abs.js

This script calculates absolute value.

Author: PatOnTheBack

maths/abs.js

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+/*
+ author: PatOnTheBack
+ license: GPL-3.0 or later
+
+ Modified from:
+ https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Python/blob/master/maths/abs.py
+
+ This script will find the absolute value of a number.
+
+ More about absolute values:
+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_value
+*/
+
+function abs_val(num) {
+ // Find absolute value of `num`.
+ "use strict";
+ if (num < 0) {
+ return -num
+ }
+ // Executes if condition is not met.
+ return num
+}
+
+// Run `abs` function to find absolute value of two numbers.
+console.log("The absolute value of -34 is " + abs_val(-34));
+console.log("The absolute value of 34 is " + abs_val(34));