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How do you simplify #abs(-77)#?

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May 23, 2016

#77#

Explanation:

Absolute value is simply defined as the distance a number is from #0#.

For Example:
#abs(-3)=3#
#abs(3)=3#
Therefore#abs(-3)=abs(3)#

Now, "How do you simplify #abs(-77)#?"
#abs(-77)=77#
This is because #-77# is #77# units away from #0#

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