Given that a>0 and b<0, which of the following expression...

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Absolute Values/Modules

Given that

a>0

and

b<0

, which of the following expressions is equivalent to

|a|−|b|

for any values of a and b?

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A

|a−b|

B

|b|−|a|

C

|a+b|

D

a+b

E

a−b

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