Answer
$5-\sqrt 2$
Work Step by Step
Since $\sqrt 2 - 5$ is negative, we must negate it to find the distance from 0 and, therefore, the absolute value:
$-(\sqrt 2 - 5) = 5-\sqrt 2$ .
Therefore, $|\sqrt 2 - 5| = 5-\sqrt 2$.
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 - Section P.1 - Algebraic Expressions, Mathematical Models, and Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 17: 55
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