dcofcraze
dcofcraze dcofcraze
  • 01-09-2017
  • Mathematics
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Simplify -|-5 + 2|.
a)-7
b)-3
c)3
d)7

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texaschic101
texaschic101 texaschic101
  • 01-09-2017
- | -5 + 2 | = - 3....the reason it is -3 is because the first negative sign falls outside of the absolute value bars.

if it would have been | - (-5 + 2) | ur answer would have been 3 because the negative sign fell in ur absolute value bars.
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candystarlover4
candystarlover4 candystarlover4
  • 01-09-2017
Step 1. Simplify [tex]-5+2[/tex] to [tex]-3[/tex]

[tex]-|-3|[/tex]

Step 2.
Simplify [tex]|-3|[/tex] to [tex]3[/tex]

[tex]-3[/tex]

Done! :)

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