document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=986444>Question 986444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the expression without using the absolute value symbol, and simplify the result.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|17 &#8722; x| if x < 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "|17 &#8722; x| if x < 17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x is less than 17, 17-x is positive.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: |17-x| = 17-x<BR>\n" );
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