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Hey, my doubt is:
la-bl = lal - lbl
according to a solution in one of the questions of inequalities: Target test prep
For above expression to be true, a & b must have same sign

but, if we take: a = -10, b =-20
then, la-bl = 10, lal-lbl = -10
hence it does not hold true

please clear my confusion

Contrast this with the following -

|a+b| = |a| + |b|

In this case, for the equality to hold true, the only condition to be met is the one you mentioned that is 'a & b must have the same sign'.

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