smallest absolte value

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smallest absolte value

by coolvishu11 » Sat May 09, 2009 9:40 am
please can you explain
OA is A i think it is C
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by avenus » Sun May 10, 2009 3:45 am
you sure OA is A? It's gotta be B

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by Bhattu » Sun May 10, 2009 4:49 am
If it says smallest Absolute Value then it should be B. What is the source?

I am not sure - but these are the values I got if I take r = -1

A) - 3
B) -5/4
C) -12/7
D) - 8/6
E) - 2

A = - 3 would be the smallest "value" but smallest absolute value has to be B