Answer:
[tex]|7m- 56| = 56 - 7m[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]|7m- 56|[/tex]
[tex]m < 8[/tex]
Required
Rewrite the expression without absolute values
The first step is to check if the expression in |...| is positive or negative;
The question says m < 8,
This means the value of m could be 7, 6 ...
Let's assume m is 7
[tex]7m - 56 = 7 * 7 - 56 = 49 - 56 = -7[/tex]
This means that the expression [tex]|7m- 56|[/tex] will give a negative value if [tex]m < 8[/tex]
So,
[tex]|7m- 56| = -(7m - 56)[/tex]
Open bracket
[tex]|7m- 56| = -7m + 56[/tex]
Rearrange
[tex]|7m- 56| = 56 - 7m[/tex]
The expression can't be further simplified
