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How do you simplify #abs[4] +abs [-3]#?

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Mar 3, 2018

#7 #

Explanation:

The purpose of the absolute function is turn anything negative, to a positive, and anything positive will stay positive:

#|a| = |-a| = a #

#=> |4| = 4 #

#=>|-3| = 3 #

#=> |4| + |-3| = 4 + 3 #

#= 7 #

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