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OpenStudy (anonymous):

m=-3, Evaluate |3-m| + |-4| - |-m|

Parth (parthkohli):

Do you know what an absolute value is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I plugged in -3, getting |3-(-3)| + |-4| - |-(-3)|

Parth (parthkohli):

Always remember that the absolute value of both negatives and positives is a positive. For example: \(|-4| = 4\) \(|4| = 4\)

Parth (parthkohli):

|3 - (-3)| + |-4| - |-(-3)|

Parth (parthkohli):

|0| + |-4| - |3|

Parth (parthkohli):

What is |0|?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

careful...

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

\[3 - (-3) \ne 0\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm not sure, how do you get |0|?

Parth (parthkohli):

Oopsie

Parth (parthkohli):

|6|

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

and @katlvb21 what you wrote initially was right too

Parth (parthkohli):

My little brain probably misread it.

Parth (parthkohli):

@katlvb21 Are you able to continue from this point?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes I can try it

Parth (parthkohli):

Sure.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got 1, -1 but those are incorrect?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

i think you did 6 - 4 - 3

Parth (parthkohli):

These are basic computations. Compute these for me, please: 1)|6| 2)|-4| 3)|-(-3)|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1. 6 2. 4 3.3

Parth (parthkohli):

You are totally correct. Now just do this operation \(\Longrightarrow 6 + 4 - 3\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7

Parth (parthkohli):

You got it!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Awesome. Thank you for your help :)

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

nice work there kohli

Parth (parthkohli):

lol

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