document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198918>Question 198918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The absolute value of -6 minus the absolute value of -2 is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1)-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3)8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4)4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the Absolute value  |x| is defined as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|x|=x if x>0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   = -x if x<0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   =0 if x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in our problem the absolute value of -6=|-6|=-6 ;-6<0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the absolute value of -2=|-2|= -2;-2<0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[the absolute value of -6 ]-[absolute value of -2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=|-6|-|-2|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (-6)-(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-6+2= -4 </SPAN>\n" );
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