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How do you simplify $abs5-abs7$ ?

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$phi$

Feb 1, 2016

$-2$

Explanation:

$|\5|-|\7|$
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So,Absolute value is always positive:

$|\5|=5$

$|\7|=7$

$5-7=-2$

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