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anonymous · Answer

@quickstudent @WWWHHHAAATTT? @e.mccormick

anonymous · Answer

@iGreen @perl @Abhisar

wwwhhhaaattt? · Answer

$$It Equals -4 \le 4$$

That is what it means

igreen · Answer

What's your question? @ShayleeCutie

anonymous · Answer

these are the answers

anonymous · Answer

a ≥ –4 or a ≤ 4
       a ≤ –4 or a ≥ 4
       a ≥ –4 and a ≤ 4
       a ≤ –4 and a ≥ 4

igreen · Answer

The absolute value signs make 'a' positive no matter what.

anonymous · Answer

ya im so confused on how to do this

anonymous · Answer

how do u solve this or whats the answer

e.mccormick · Answer

if you say |a|=x, it means +a = x and -a = x.  There are siminalr rules for inequalities.  You write out both and see where it falls.