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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is the following statement true or false:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

True

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because negative and negative becomes positive

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Start from the inside. What is |-3|=?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

false. The definition of absolute value is: |a|=a if a>0 |a|=-a if a<0 so folowing this definition |-3|=3 and -|-3| will be -3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Right, |-3| = 3 You have -|-3|, since you know |-3| = 3, then this becomes -(3) = -3 -|-3| = -(|-3|) = -(3) = -3

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