For an element x of an ordered integral domain D, the absolute value Ix I is defined by                                     l xl={ x if x ≥ 0                                         {-x if o > x Prove that - lxl ≤ x ≤ lxl for all x ϵ D.

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For an element x of an ordered integral domain D, the absolute value Ix I is defined by

 

                                  l xl={ x if x ≥ 0

                                        {-x if o > x

Prove that - lxl ≤ x ≤ lxl for all x ϵ D.

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