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| Question 480247:  For what values of a is the equation /a/=6 true
 Answer by tinbar(133)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'm going to assume /a/ is really supposed to be |a|, which refers to the absolute value of a. So what numbers have absolute value (magnitude) or 6? +6 is an obvious answer. However, -6 is also an answer since it's 'magnitude' is 6 units.
 In general, |a| = +a and -a
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