Question

what about
-3?-/-3/

Answer 1

Similarly, make two equations:

-3 ? -3 and -3 ? 3

Now find the signs..

Answer 2

-3 < or > 3?

You do the math.

Answer 3

The first one is \[-3 = -3\]

Answer 4

You have to find the other now...

Answer 5

What sign will come in:

-3 ? 3

Answer 6

but all im trying to find is the ? right ... which is =

Answer 7

Please reword it?

Answer 8

@rayleigh you're right

-3 = -|-3|

Answer 9

Ramya I think there is something wrong in it...

Answer 10

please use "|" instead of a slash, so that the question doesnt become confusing :P

Answer 11

Is -3 < or > 3?

Answer 12

i dont know how to do that ;P

Answer 13

why.. negative of absolute value is negative of value itself

Answer 14

\(-3 = -(3)\) and \(-3 \ne = -(-3)\)

Answer 15

It will form two equations:

\[-3 = -(3)\]

and:

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

Answer 16

second statement is incorrect. we can use that concept only for inequalities. not here i suppose

Answer 17

\[|x|\]

is always taken as: x and (-x)

We first break it and then solve..

Answer 18

will those 2 equations have different answers? theres only 1 ?

Answer 19

Yes they will have different answers

-3 = -3 and -3 < ..3

Answer 20

@waterineyes missing the -ve sign outside the mods

-3 = -3 and -3 = -3

Answer 21

negative sign outside the mods sticks. we cannot remove it

Answer 22

what about this one
/p/=2

Answer 23

p = 2 (or) p = -1

Answer 24

* p = -2

Answer 25

thats what i thought

Answer 26

did i do this right ?
/z/=0.3 z=-0.3

Answer 27

no
any |mod| value gives two values. pls check @waterineyes method in the beginning.

|z| = 0.3
=>
z = 0.3 (or) z = -0.3

Answer 28

i find it useful to think of mods as this :

|z| = x+2

means,

z value can be 2 units more or 2 units less than x

Answer 29

youve got what ive got

Answer 30

hmm

Answer 31

For the first question. right.
its,
=

Answer 32

@ramya I am not removing the sign..

Answer 33

You said -3 = -|-3|

Answer 34

im confused
|z| = 0.3

Answer 35

Now this will have two values I show you:

|-3| can have two values : -3 and -(-3)

Now put these values in the equation:

-3 = -(-3) and -3 = -(-(-3))

-3 = +3 (Incorrect) and -3 = -3 (Correct)..

Answer 36

mod of an EQUALITY can have only one value : +ve

Answer 37

mod of an INEQUALITY has TWO values : +ve, -ve


sorry for the caps... just to highlight :P

Answer 38

the statement

Now this will have two values I show you:

|-3| can have two values : -3 and -(-3)



is fundamentally incorrect i feel

Answer 39

I don't think so..

|-x| will always have two values : -x and -(-x)

Answer 40

thats different. here x is a variable

Answer 41

still it will have only one CONSTANT value. you can use -x, or +x on the way solving, but you will end up with ONE value

Answer 42

I have just let it as x..
It can be 3 -3 4 -4 5 7 etc...

Answer 43

okay.... what about this
/z/=0.3

Answer 44

z = +0.3
z = -0.3

Answer 45

write a number to represent the situation. then write the opposite of that situation and write a number to represent it.

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