document.write( "Question 1097405: Can you find a counter example for |-x|=x \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "   |-x| = x\r\n" );
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document.write( "  Let x = -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "|-(-1)| = -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "    |1| = -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "      1 = -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's false!  So when x = -1 it is a contradiction.\r\n" );
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