A number and its absolute value are equal. if you subtract 2 from the number, the new number and its absolute value are not equal.What do you do about the number?What is possible number that satisfies these conditions?
A number and its absolute value are equal.
SO IT IS POSITIVE OR ZERO
if you subtract 2 from the number, the new number and its absolute value are not equal.
IT GOT NEGATIVE WHEN WE TOOK 2 FROM IT, SO IT IS BETWEEN ZERO AND TWO
1.9999999999999999999999999999 :)
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To find the possible number that satisfies the given conditions, let's go step by step.
1. A number and its absolute value are equal.
Let's represent this number with 'x'. So, we have x = |x|.
2. Subtract 2 from the number.
The new number becomes x - 2.
3. The new number and its absolute value are not equal.
Let's denote the new number with 'y'. So, we have y ≠ |y|.
Now, we can form an equation based on the given conditions:
x - 2 ≠ |x - 2|
To find the possible numbers that satisfy this equation, we need to solve it algebraically.
Let's consider two cases:
Case 1: x - 2 > 0
If x - 2 is positive, then |x - 2| will be equal to (x - 2). Therefore, in this case, the equation becomes:
x - 2 ≠ (x - 2)
When we simplify this equation, we get:
0 ≠ 0
This equation is not true and does not give us a solution. Therefore, there are no solutions for this case.
Case 2: x - 2 < 0
If x - 2 is negative, then |x - 2| will be equal to -(x - 2). Therefore, in this case, the equation becomes:
x - 2 ≠ -(x - 2)
When we simplify this equation, we get:
2x ≠ 6
Dividing both sides by 2:
x ≠ 3
In this case, any number less than 3 will satisfy the given conditions. For example, x = 2, x = 1, x = 0, etc.
So, the possible numbers that satisfy the given conditions are any number less than 3.
To summarize, you do nothing about the number as it can be any number less than 3 to satisfy the conditions.