public float maximumAbsolute(){
  if (Math.abs(mLeft) > Math.abs(mRight)) {
    return Math.abs(mLeft);
  }
 else {
    return Math.abs(mRight);
  }
}

public float maximumAbsolute ( ) { if ( Math . abs ( mLeft ) > Math . abs ( mRight ) ) { return Math . abs ( mLeft ) ; } else { return Math . abs ( mRight ) ; } }
returns the greater absolute value between left and right values
