Are the two expressions |x-5| and |x|-5 equivalents

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Explanation:

They are not equivalent because in |x-5|, the answer is always positive.

In |x|-5, the answer can be negative if x is less than 5.

Aziz Abogoda answered Aug 23, 2020

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