document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118379>Question 118379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to work a problem, but I am not even sure I understand the problem, and am unsure of how to go about it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the function g is defined for all nonzero numbers y by g(y)=y/|y|, what is the value of g(2)-g(-200)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is supposed to be 2. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86502 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86502\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g%28y%29=y%2Fabs%28y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g%28y%29=y%2Fabs%28y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g%282%29-g%28-200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g%282%29-g%28-200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Fabs%282%29-%28-200%29%2Fabs%28-200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Fabs%282%29-%28-200%29%2Fabs%28-200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > note: just replace the first pair of \"y\"s with 2 and the second pair of \"y\"s with -200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F2-%28-200%29%2F200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F2-%28-200%29%2F200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate the absolute value of 2 to get 2. Evaluate the absolute value of -200 to get 200. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1-%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 1. Divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-200%2F200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-200%2F200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get -1.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1-%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as 1+1. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g%282%29-g%28-200%29=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g%282%29-g%28-200%29=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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