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OpenStudy (anonymous):

found a scientific calculator online but never used one before so im not sure how to put absolute value in |10-3|+|7-12| how would i put that into the calculator

myininaya (myininaya):

do you see abs anywhere?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

myininaya (myininaya):

well i really dont know i don't what calculator you are looking at

myininaya (myininaya):

maybe you could provide a link to this calculator otherwise i will be of no help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if i know how to input things i will be fine and can hopefully figure this crap out out but the calculator in its self is confusing as all hell

myininaya (myininaya):

yep i have a better calculator for you http://www.wolframalpha.com/

myininaya (myininaya):

why do you want to put this in a calculator?

myininaya (myininaya):

the one you gave wouldn't do abs value |10-3|=|7|=7 |7-12|=|-5|=5 7+5=12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|will any problems like that do abs value

myininaya (myininaya):

what? i dont understand your question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like this one for example |3^2-5^2|-|6^2| can that be done on the calculator and if so how do i put the numbers in

myininaya (myininaya):

|9-25|-|36|=|-16|-|36|=16-36=-20 your calculator may not have absolute value you could just do (5^2-3^2)-6^2 for the first one you could just do (10-3)+(12-7)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks ill try checking out the one u suggested i appricate ur help

myininaya (myininaya):

if you have the absolute value of (a-b) and b>a then just do b-a

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the absolute value is sqaured like | squared dont know how to out that symbol 16- 49 sqaured |

myininaya (myininaya):

ok you can do \[\sqrt{x^2}\] instead of |x|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so on that calculator u sent me to how do i enter the squared sign tho

myininaya (myininaya):

if you want to do \[\sqrt{(3-8)^2}\], just enter in sqrt((3-8)^2) but the calc i gave can also do |3-8| which i said is the same as the sqrt((3-8)^2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

where do those numbers come from or are those numbers u made up the numbers i have are16 and 49 and both numbers have the squared check mark thing around them

myininaya (myininaya):

yes its an example

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