document.write( "Question 659265: I am supposed to evaluate the absolute value and rewrite each expression without absolute value bars. { { { | sqrt( 3 )-1 } } } I am confused on how to do this. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #410712 by MathLover1(20850) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+abs%28sqrt%28+3+%29-1%29+\"$ .......the absolute value is the distance of a quantity from zero, regardless of a sign\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in your case $\"abs%28sqrt%283%29-1%29\"$ is equal to:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+sqrt%283%29-1+\"$ and $\"+-%28sqrt%28+3+%29-1%29+\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, the absolute value of $\"+sqrt%28+3+%29-1+\"$ is $\"+sqrt%28+3+%29-1+\"$ , and the absolute value of $\"+-%28sqrt%28+3+%29-1%29+\"$ is also $\"+abs%28sqrt%28+3+%29-1%29+\"$ .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The symbol \"|\" is placed either side to mean \"Absolute Value\", so we can write:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+abs%28sqrt%28+3+%29-1%29+\"$ = $\"+sqrt%28+3+%29-1+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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