How do you simplify abs(11-pi)?

1 Answer
Jul 9, 2016

abs(11-pi) = color(blue)(11-pi) or, approximately, color(blue)(7.85841)

Explanation:

pi is just a number which is less than 11

So
color(white)("XXX")11-pi > 0
and
color(white)("XXX")abs(11-pi) = 11-pi

Using the approximation pi=3.14159
color(white)("XXX")11-pi=7.85841