Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-805-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - The Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 42: 79

Answer

$|-6| > |-3|,\quad$ fill the box with $ > .$

Work Step by Step

The absolute value of a real number a, denoted by $|a|$, is the distance from 0 to a on a number line. Because absolute value describes a distance, it is never negative. --- The distance from -6 to zero is 6 units , $|-6|=6,\qquad$ The distance from -3 to zero is 3 units, $|-3|=3$, and, since $6 > 3$ we write $|-6| > |-3|,\quad$ fill the box with $ > .$
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