How do you evaluate $abs7$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-13T02:08:03

$|7| = 7$

We use the definition:

$|x| = { (-x, x lt 0), (0, x = 0), (x, x gt 0) :}$

Which gives $|7| = 7$

Answer 2 · 2017-01-14T13:02:42

$|+7|=+7$

Consider the following:

$|-7|=+7$

$|+7|=+7$

So whatever is inside the | | is considered to give only a positive value as an answer to that part.

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