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Re: -|-x| or -(x) [#permalink]
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if \(x \neq 0\), then \(x\) can be positive or negative.

\(|-x|\) will always be positive, irrespective of the sign of \(x\). So quantity A is always negative.

\(-(x)\) may be positive or negative depending on the sign of \(x\). So quantity B is either positive or negative.

Hence, sometimes Quantity A is greater than Quantity B and at other times Quantity B is greater than Quantity A. Thus there is no definable relationship between them.

The Answer is Choice D.
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