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Rewrite the number without using the absolute value symbol, and simplify the result.(a) $|\sqrt{3}-1.7| \quad$ (b) $|1.7-\sqrt{3}| \quad$ (c) $\left|\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{3}\right|$
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