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Maintaining Mathematical Proficiency
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Exercise 5 Page 51

Absolute value will always be non-negative. Start by calculating the expression inside the absolute value.

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The absolute value of a number is the non-negative value of that number. |a| = a and |- a| = aWe can start by calculating the expression inside the absolute value.
1-|- 4|
1-4
- 3
Now that the expression has been simplified, we can graph - 3 as a closed circle on a number line.