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The discussion focuses on using the algebraic definition of absolute value to rewrite an expression without absolute value. Participants confirm the correctness of the approach taken. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding absolute value in algebraic manipulations. The attachment likely contains the specific expression to be rewritten. Overall, the thread highlights the application of algebraic principles in simplifying expressions.
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Use the algebraic definition of absolute value to rewrite the expression below in a form that does not contain absolute value.

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RTCNTC said:
Use the algebraic definition of absolute value to rewrite the expression below in a form that does not contain absolute value.

See attachment.
That is correct.
 
Here is a little puzzle from the book 100 Geometric Games by Pierre Berloquin. The side of a small square is one meter long and the side of a larger square one and a half meters long. One vertex of the large square is at the center of the small square. The side of the large square cuts two sides of the small square into one- third parts and two-thirds parts. What is the area where the squares overlap?

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