document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=346418>Question 346418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my teacher told me that we have to find a support for why absolute value isnt always positive.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #247695 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=247695\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The absolute value of a real number n can be written as |n| and can be defined as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If n is greater than or equal to zero, then the absolute value of n, written<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|n| = n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If n is less than zero, then the absolute value of n, written |n| = -n.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SAMPLE A\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-7/2| = -(-7/2) = 7/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SAMPLE B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|&#960; - 6| = -(&#960; - 6) = -&#960; + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you see how one absolute value answer is positive and the other is negative?\r<BR>\n" );
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