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Explain the difference in meaning between |-3| and -3Asked by Axiel
explain the difference in meaning between -3 and -3
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Answered by
Ms. Sue
I don't see any difference.
Answered by
Barry Vacker
Nothing. Did you mean one of them to be a positive 3?
Answered by
oobleck
There was a similar question asking about |-3| and -2
|x| is just the distance between x and zero.
Since -3 is 3 units away from zero (to the left, as it happens), |-3| = 3
|x| is always positive or zero.
|x| is just the distance between x and zero.
Since -3 is 3 units away from zero (to the left, as it happens), |-3| = 3
|x| is always positive or zero.
Answered by
Axiel
No it says explain the difference in meaning between |-3| and -3
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