How do you simplify ∣∣∣−59∣∣∣?

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mimi
Apr 4, 2018

59

Explanation:

The vertical lines around the fraction are absolute value bars.

Anything inside absolute value bars is POSITIVE.

For ∣∣∣−59∣∣∣, −59 is inside the absolute value bars, so its sign has to change from negative to positive.

∣∣∣−59∣∣∣=59

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