document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550103>Question 550103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a < b, then | a - b | is equivalent to which of the following? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my act answer key had k as the answer but i don't how it got that, so with a good explanation by showing work would be much appreciated. thanks for ur help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f.  a+b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "g. -(a+b) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "h. square root of a-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j. a-b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "k. -(a-b) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358453 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathstutor458><B>mathstutor458(57)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathstutor458><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=358453\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> modulus (||symbol) value should not negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the condition is a<b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we know that |x|= plus or minus x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so |a-b|=a-b or -(a-b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but here if we take |a-b|=a-b = -ve value(from the above condition) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so here we have to  take |a-b|=-(a-b) which gives positive value </SPAN>\n" );
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