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True or False: If x > y, then |x| < |y|

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Answer:

False

Explanation:

This applies perfectly when x and y are negative.

What if both x and y are positive??

x=4, y=3.

4>3 which is true

but |4|<|3| = 4<3 ==> not true.

Hence, the answer is false

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