document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=292931>Question 292931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a < 0 < b, then which of the following expressions is equal to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "|a - b| + |a + b|  ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 2a + 2b (B) 2a - 2b (C) 2a  (D) 4b  (E) 0\r<BR>\n" );
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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 #211469 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=211469\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  If a < 0 < b, then which of the following expressions is equal to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "|a - b| + |a + b| ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since b is greater than a, b-a>0 and a-b is a negative number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore |a-b| = -(a-b) = b-a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, even though b is greater than a, we don't <BR>\n" );
document.write( "know if a+b is positive or negative (b could be 1 and a could be -1000)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So |a+b| = a+b or it might equal -(a+b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If |a+b| = a+b the problem becomes (b-a)+(a+b) = 2b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If |a+b| = -(a+b) the problem becomes (b-a)-(a+b) = -2a+2b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't like any of the answers listed below.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 2a + 2b (B) 2a - 2b (C) 2a (D) 4b (E) 0 <BR>\n" );
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