SOLUTION: if 8 is less than x, simplify the absolute value of 8 minus x

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Question 261402: if 8 is less than x, simplify the absolute value of 8 minus x
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 8 < x,
then
abs%288-x%29
can be expressed as
x . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . . . 6 . . . . . 5 . . . . .4 . . . . .3
abs(8-x) . . . . 1 . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3 . . . . .4 . . . . 5
so we get
8-x