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a b and c

by George7 » Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:28 pm
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How come in the solution they choose a=0 and b=-2 as an example? Isn't b supposed to be larger than a because it is on the right of a on the number line?

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:52 am
You are right, but still doesn't change the answer. This is a bad mistake.
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