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Originally posted by cpt_azad@7 February 2004 - 23:01
wait, here:
- |-2/3| would equal 2/3?
- |-1|+|3| ??
- |5|-|-2| ??
- |-3|-|-4| ??
- |1.2-1.5| would equal 1.2?
- |4| ??
- |1/2-3/4| would equal 1/2??
- |-6| would equal 6??
also, how do graph these kind of numbers on number lines? do you treat them as normal numbers and substitute negative ones for postivies?:
how would you graph the following on ONE number line:
|-1| |2| |square root of 5| |square root of -3| (last i heard, you can't square root negative numbers, right?) i'm so confused, thanks for the help kAB, i kinda (kinda as in 3%) understand it now, i think.
Just evaluate whatever's inside the lines and make it positive.