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document.write( "|1-Ö2|\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since Ö2 is greater than 1, then\r\n" );
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document.write( "1-Ö2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "is negative, so to make it positive, we have to multiply\r\n" );
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document.write( "it by -1:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-1(1-Ö2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "-1 + Ö2\r\n" );
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document.write( "But if we don't like a negative sign in front we can change\r\n" );
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document.write( "Ö2 = 1\r\n" );
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