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document.write( "if i have this problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(5m) if f(x)=|x^2 - 13|\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i know that the x turms  to 5m but when i remove the absolute value would the - 13 become + ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "i know that the x turms to 5m but when i remove the absolute value would the - 13 become + ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(5m) = |25m^2 - 13|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 25m^2-13 is <0, then it is multiplied by -1 to make it positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it's >=0, then it's left as it is.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There's no way to know which case if the value of m is not known.   </SPAN>\n" );
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