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How do you evaluate #-abs5#?

Answer 1

Emery Allen

#-5#

The #color(blue)"absolute value"# is always #color(red)"positive".#

This is because it gives a measure of how far a value is from zero.

#rArr|-4|=|4|=4# since - 4 and 4 are both 4 units from zero.

#|5|=5rArr-|5|=-5#

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Answer 2

Emery Allen

To evaluate -abs5, you first find the absolute value of 5, which is 5, then apply the negative sign to it. Therefore, -abs5 equals -5.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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