To calculate the absolute value of a complex number, we need to find the magnitude or modulus of the complex number, which represents its distance from the origin on the complex plane.
In this case, we have the complex number c = -24 - 10i, where -24 is the real part and -10 is the imaginary part.
To find the modulus (|c|) or absolute value of c, we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The modulus of a complex number is the square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts.
|c| = sqrt((-24)^2 + (-10)^2) |c| = sqrt(576 + 100) |c| = sqrt(676) |c| = 26
