5. Evaluate. (a) \frac{7-12}{12-7} = |-\frac{5}{5}| = |-1| = 1 (b) |5-\sqrt{3}| (c) |\sqrt{5}-5| 6. Find the distance between the following pairs of numbers. (a) -38 and -57 (b) \frac{1}{3} and -\frac{1}{2} 7. Solve the absolute value equations. (a) |2x-1| = 5 (b) |2x-1|+1 = 1 (c) 3-|x-2|+5-\frac{2}{3} = 4
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