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7 months ago

(i)

7>5    75>0    2+3+(75)>0    2+35+7=2+35+7>0\begin{aligned} \sqrt{7} > \sqrt{5} & \implies \sqrt{7} - \sqrt{5} > 0 \\ & \implies \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3} + (\sqrt{7} - \sqrt{5}) > 0 \\ & \implies | \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3} - \sqrt{5} + \sqrt{7} | = \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3} - \sqrt{5} + \sqrt{7} > 0 \end{aligned}

NB. We us the proposition that the square root function is
strictly increasing.

(ii)

a+ba+b    a+bab0Triangle inequality    a+ba+b0    (a+bab)0    a+bab=(a+bab)0\begin{aligned} |a + b| \leq |a| + |b| & \implies |a + b| - |a| - |b| \leq 0 && \text{Triangle inequality} \\ & \implies |a| + |b| - |a + b| \geq 0 \\ & \implies -(|a + b| - |a| - |b|) \geq 0 \\ & \implies ||a + b| - |a| - |b|| = -(|a + b| - |a| - |b|) \geq 0 \end{aligned}

(iii) For this exercise, one might be tempted to treat multiple cases
for the variables, and try to prove that a certain pair/pairs of
absolute values can be removed.

There is an easier way, however. What happens when we
substitute our sum a+ba + b with an arbitrary variable. In other
words, let d=a+bd = a + b. Then,

a+b+ca+b+c    d+cd+c    d+cd+c    0d+cd+c    a+b+ca+b+c=a+b+ca+b+c0\begin{aligned} |a + b| + |c| - |a + b + c| & \implies |d| + |c| - |d + c| \\ & \implies |d + c| \leq |d| + |c| \\ & \implies 0 \leq |d| + |c| - |d + c| \\ & \implies ||a + b| + |c| - |a + b + c|| = |a + b| + |c| - |a + b + c| \geq 0 \end{aligned}

(iv)

(xy)2=(xy)2=x22xy+y2Perfect square\begin{aligned} |{ (x - y) }^{2}| = { (x - y) }^{2} = x^{2} - 2xy + y^{2} && \text{Perfect square} \end{aligned}

(v)

(2+3((57)))\begin{aligned} |( \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3} - (-(\sqrt{5} - \sqrt{7})) )| \end{aligned}
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