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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159804 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=159804\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"what happens to the absolute value of an expression if you take the opposite of the expression before taking the absolute value?\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "nothing.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the expression be 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|5| = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-5| = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the expression is positive, the absolute value of the expression is equal to the expression.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the expression is negative, the absolute value of the expression is equal to the expression multiplied by -1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "negative or a negative is positive.<BR>\n" );
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