Answer
$7$
Work Step by Step
Start with given expression: $|x|+|y|$.
Plug in given values for $x$ and $y$: $|2|+|-5|$.
Find absolute values (distances from 0): $2+5$.
Add to find answer: $7$.
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter P - Section P.1 - Algebraic Expressions, Mathematical Models, and Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 17: 63
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