Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 1 - Precalculus Review - 1.1 Real Numbers, Functions, and Graphs - Preliminary Questions - Page 9: 1

Answer

$ a=-3$ and $ b=1$ (Other answers are possible.)

Work Step by Step

Take $ a=-3$ and $ b=1$, then we have $a\lt b$ because $-3\lt 1$ $|a|\gt |b|$ because $|-3|=3\gt 1$
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