Question
Simplify by writing without the absolute value sign.
|x-18| if x=18
|x-18| if x=18
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To simplify \(|x - 18|\) when \(x = 18\), we substitute \(18\) for \(x\):
\[
|x - 18| = |18 - 18| = |0| = 0
\]
Thus, the expression \(|x - 18|\) simplifies to \(0\) when \(x = 18\).
\[
|x - 18| = |18 - 18| = |0| = 0
\]
Thus, the expression \(|x - 18|\) simplifies to \(0\) when \(x = 18\).