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To solve: the equation
Answer to Problem 37WE
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The equation is
Concept Used:
The absolute value of a number is the distance between the number and origin on the number line.
Consider the equation,
Since, the absolute value of a number is the distance between the number and origin on the number line.
So, the absolute value of a negative number is same as the absolute value of its corresponding positive number.
So,
The only numbers whose distance from origin is 1 unit are -1 and 1.
Thus,
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