Answer
$\sqrt{17}-3$
Work Step by Step
The absolute value of a negative number is the number, negated. Since $3-\sqrt{17}$ is negative, $|3-\sqrt{17}|=-(3-\sqrt{17})=\sqrt{17}-3$.
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter P - Review Exercises - Page 142: 11
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