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Guest

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• Sep 12, 2005

• #1

i forgot what these mean.
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i think it is just 5 right?




thanx

 

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Mexi Nugget

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• Sep 12, 2005

• #2

yeah because that is absolute value which is its opposite.

 

stapel

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• Sep 12, 2005

• #3

No. The absolute value makes everything non-negative. If the argument of the absolute value was positive, then removing the bars does not change the sign.

Eliz.

FreeMathHelp Lesson: Absolute Valuehttp://www.freemathhelp.com/absolute-value.html

 

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kaebun

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• Sep 12, 2005

• #4

yep it just five absolute value make every thing psitive

 

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• Sep 12, 2005

• #5

Thank you :wink: