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Absolute value:
\Absolute value of a number a is the distance between a and 0 on the number line.
\Since distance is never negative, absolute value is never negative. The absolute
\value of a negative number is the number itself.
The expression is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=47190a653d9ef55d2e41b9e2568c8465.png\")
.
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(Substitute ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=7568daae787c07f389e5a507b9ad4bde.png\")
in the expresssion)
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(Subtract: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=08f40a86ddf2961e36623aa15c6029eb.png\")
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(By definition; absolute value of – 14 is 14)
The equation is true.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The given number is a solution to the equation.