SOLUTION: Is the absolute of b-a = b-a? |b-a|= b-a

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Question 1117575: Is the absolute of b-a = b-a?
|b-a|= b-a
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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if b-a > 0, then |b-a| = b-a
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if b-a < 0, then |b-a| = |-(b-a)| = +(b-a) = -(-(b-a)) = -(b-a)
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