44.8k views
0 votes
Explain the difference in meaning between I-3I and -3.

2 Answers

1 vote
|-3| is absolute value because of the bars so it is equal to 3. -3 is still-3 so they are the additvr inverse
User Esteban Feldman
by
6.1k points
4 votes
|-3| is an absolute value. This means it will always be positive. -3 is an integer and is negative.
User Hamoonist
by
6.9k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.