Precalculus Examples

$| \sqrt{3} - 3 |$

Step 1

$\sqrt{3} - 3$ is approximately $- 1.26794919$ which is negative so negate $\sqrt{3} - 3$ and remove the absolute value

$- (\sqrt{3} - 3)$

Step 2

Apply the distributive property.

$- \sqrt{3} - - 3$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 3$ .

$- \sqrt{3} + 3$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \sqrt{3} + 3$

Decimal Form:

$1.26794919 \dots$