Answer
True
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
For negative numbers $a$,
$|a| = -a$
For example,
$|-3| = -(-3) = 3$
Notice that the absolute value of the negative number is its opposite.
Thus, the given statement is true.
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 11 - Additional Topics - 11.1 - Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value - Concept Quiz 11.1 - Page 475: 1
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