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True or false. Explain.
If x< 0, then ∣x ∣=−x

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Answer:

True

Explanation:

The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line. This means that since -x is positive if x is negative, the distance of x from the origin will be -x (since distance must be non-negative).

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