evaluate - | 4-7 |

Question

evaluate - | 4-7 |

Answer 1

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

I would start by subtracting 4 – 7 = -3 in order to find the term on the inside of the absolute value function.

From there then when you take the absolute value of -3 it returns +3. So the end value here should be

|4 – 7|

= |-3|

= 3

I hope that helps you get moving in a better direction on this type of question! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)

Answer 2

The absolute value is defined as follows:

 

             _/

            |   x if x≥ 0

|x| = <

            |  -x if x < 0

             ^\

 

So - |4-7| = - |-3|

 

By the definition above, |-3| = 3

 

So - |-3| = -3