Answer
$\sqrt{13}-2$
Work Step by Step
The root $\sqrt{13}$ is greater than $2$, so make the number positive upon removing the absolute value bars to switch the subtraction order.
$|2-\sqrt{13}|$
$\sqrt{13}-2$
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-32178-228-1
Chapter P - Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts of Algebra - Mid-Chapter Check Point - Page 63: 27
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