SOLUTION: Prove that |x+y| ≤ |x|+|y|

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Question 1065496: Prove that |x+y| ≤ |x|+|y|
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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Prove: |x+y| ≤ |x|+|y|

We use the fact that a ≤ |a| for all real numbers a,
that the square root function is an increasing function, 
and that abs%28a%29=sqrt%28a%5E2%29

  

Edwin