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vincentm
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Can someone give me a n00b lesson in absolute values, i though i remembered, but i don't.
I got stuck on a
[tex]-|-8|[/tex]

I got stuck on a
[tex]-|-8|[/tex]

Chi Meson said:Read this as "negative one times the absolute value of negative eight."
zat help?
So the answer is -8TD said:What is |-8| ? And then again a -, since it say - (|-8|)
thank you.HallsofIvy said:Do you see where you went wrong with the first one?
[tex]-1|-8| = 7[/tex]
I think you recognized that |-8|= 8 but then you subtracted 1
-|-8| or -1|-8| does not mean subtract the two numbers- it means multiply!