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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
You have to realize that the absolute value function will change the sign of its argument only if that argument is negative.
108. |x -7| = x -7 . . . . . true for x-7≥0
x ≥ 7 . . . . makes the statement true
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1a. When m < 9, the value 6m is less than 54, so 6m-54 < 0. That means the absolute value function changes the sign of its argument:
54 -6m . . . . . simplified form for m < 9
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1b. |y -x| = y -x . . . when y > x, the argument of the absolute value is positive
