luqman99204
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  • 25-02-2019
  • Mathematics
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Evaluate |x - 13| when x=5.

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wegnerkolmp2741o
wegnerkolmp2741o wegnerkolmp2741o
  • 25-02-2019

Answer:

8

Step-by-step explanation:

|x - 13|

Let x =5

|5 - 13|

|-8|

Absolute value means positive

8

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jelyakin jelyakin
  • 25-02-2019

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

|x-13|  absolute value means that we do not care about whether it is to left of zero or the right of zero we just care about the number itself.

5-13= -8

but since we only care about its absolute value it is just 8

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