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Hi, could someone please advise how to decide where the negative sign should be placed for the 4 scenarios, whether it is before (x+3), (4-x), (8+x)?
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Hi, could someone please advise how to decide where the negative sign should be placed for the 4 scenarios, whether it is before (x+3), (4-x), (8+x)?
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put a value of x in that in each scenario and see if each is negative..
si if x<-8..
x-1 .. -8-1=-9, so negative sign
in (3-x) ... 3-(-8) = 11, so positive sign and so on
hope it clears the query
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Hi chetan2u
In the above attachment, shouldn’t the first condition represent as:
-(x-3)+(4-x)=-(8-x)
Since when x<-8, all three should be negative. So |4-x| should be -(4-x) and since -ve sign is already in the equation, -ve -ve should become positive
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In the above attachment, shouldn’t the first condition represent as:
-(x-3)+(4-x)=-(8-x)
Since when x<-8, all three should be negative. So |4-x| should be -(4-x) and since -ve sign is already in the equation, -ve -ve should become positive
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