Simplify the expression |ab| if
a>0 and b>0
Thanks:)
If a and b are both positive, then the expression |ab| simplifies to simply ab.
To simplify the expression |ab|, where a > 0 and b > 0, we need to understand that |ab| represents the absolute value of the product of a and b.
The absolute value of a number is its non-negative value, so it ignores the negative sign and gives us the positive magnitude of the number.
Since both a and b are greater than 0 in this case, their product, ab, will also be greater than 0. Therefore, the absolute value of ab is simply equal to ab.
In other words, if a > 0 and b > 0, then |ab| = ab.
So, the simplified expression is ab.
Recall that
|x| = x if x >= 0
|x| = -x if x < 0
so, what do you think?