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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't understand why the |a| when a<0 is equal to -a. How can the absolute value be negative?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|a| can never be negative

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|a| means +a or -a so if a < 0, then it's in reference to -a

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