Evaluate |pi-4|

$| π - 4 |$

Step 1

$π - 4$ is approximately $- 0.85840734$ which is negative so negate $π - 4$ and remove the absolute value

$- (π - 4)$

Step 2

Apply the distributive property.

$- π - - 4$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 4$ .

$- π + 4$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- π + 4$

Decimal Form:

$0.85840734 \dots$