It can never equal to a what number ?

y = |x| means that if -∞ < x <∞ Then y will be between 0 < ∞

The answer is that y can never equal a negative number.

according to this law, when unemployment goes up by 1%, gdp drops by 2%. in the question, unemployment rate goes from 2% to 5%, meaning unemployment goes up by 3%, so the gdp drops by 6%. thus the effect is a drop in gdp by 6%.

step-by-step explanation: