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For what valuea of a and b is the statement true? |a+b| = |a|+|b|

For what valuea of a and b is the statement true? |a+b| = |a|+|b|-example-1

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2 positive integers is the answer to this question because if you test the hypothesis, for example lets take 1 and 2 for instance. |1+2| = |1| + |2| 3=3. Whereas if you tried other hypothesis' they would not work. So, 2 positive integers is the answer.

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