SOLUTION: What is the values of a and b that make the statement |a+ b| = |a| + |b| false.

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Question 648330: What is the values of a and b that make the statement |a+ b| = |a| + |b| false.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let a = 1 and b = -1

|a+ b| = |a| + |b|

|1+ (-1)| = |1| + |-1|

|1 - 1| = |1| + |-1|

|0| = |1| + |-1|

0 = 1 + 1

0 = 2

which is false

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