document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325613>Question 325613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What are the values of a and b, if any, where a|b - 2| < 0 ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. a < 0 and b &#8800; 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. a < 0 and b = 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. a &#8800; 0 and b > 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. a > 0 and b < 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E.There are no such values of a and b<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 #233146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><B>JBarnum(2146)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBarnum><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=JBarnum><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=233146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> look at a what cant a be? if a=0 then 0 cant be < 0, if a is > 0 then the out come would be more than 0 and make the statement false, so a has to be < 0.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "look at b, its in the absolute value bars, so no matter if its negative or positive the outcome will always be possitive. but if b= 2 the outcome is a(0)=0 which will not satisfy the problem, so b cant = 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. a < 0 and b &#8800; 2<BR>\n" );
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