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  • 24-08-2017
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Evaluate the expression. |-2| - |-1|

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trishinada63
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  • 24-08-2017
The absolute value symbols change a negative number into positive, so |-2| becomes 2 and |-1| becomes 1.
2-1
The answer is 1.
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ProdigyPooper
ProdigyPooper ProdigyPooper
  • 24-08-2017
|-2| equals 2 because the absolute value signs cancel out the negative.
The |-1| is positive for the same reason. This eliminates us to
2-1=1
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