38.9k views
1 vote
Help Please
Solve for y : | y | = 16 .
y= ____ , ____

User Dcrosta
by
7.8k points

1 Answer

3 votes
y = 16, -16

explanation: the absolute value bars make the expression inside positive, if they were negative to begin with. so, a negative number like -16 becomes 16, and a positive number like 16 still stays the same
User Jitendra Nath
by
8.2k points