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Rewrite without using the absolute value symbol.$\begin{array}{lll}\text { (a) }|\sqrt{3}-1.7| & \text { (b) }|1.7-\sqrt{3}| & \text { (c) }\left|\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{3}\right|\end{array}$
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For the first expression, $\sqrt{3}$ is approximately equal to 1.732, which is greater than 1.7. Therefore, $\sqrt{3} - 1.7$ is a positive quantity. Show more…
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