document.write( "Question 75434: |4| + |-3| \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "                   |4| + |-3|\r\n" );
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document.write( "Rule for removing absolute value bars | |\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. If the number between the bars is POSITIVE,\r\n" );
document.write( "   just erase the bars and use the number between\r\n" );
document.write( "2. If the number between the bars is NEGATIVE,\r\n" );
document.write( "   erase BOTH the bars AND the NEGATIVE SIGN.\r\n" );
document.write( "3. If the number between the bars is 0, just\r\n" );
document.write( "   write 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                  |4| + |-3| .\r\n" );
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document.write( "First we come to |4|. The number between the bars\r\n" );
document.write( "is 4 which is POSITIVE, so just erase the bars \r\n" );
document.write( "around the 4 and we have this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                   4  + |-3| .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next we come to |-3|. The number between the bars\r\n" );
document.write( "is -3 which is NEGATIVE, so we erase BOTH the bars\r\n" );
document.write( "AND the NEGATIVE SIGN, and we have\r\n" );
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document.write( "                   4  +   3 .\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the final answer is 7.\r\n" );
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