Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter R - Review of Basic Concepts - R.2 Real Numbers and Their Properties - R.2 Exercises - Page 21: 98

Answer

$-2$

Work Step by Step

Evaluate the given expression by substituting the given values of $x$ and $y$ to obtain: $=\dfrac{|-4|+2|2|}{-|-4|} \\=\dfrac{4 + 2(2)}{-(4)} \\=\dfrac{4+4}{-4} \\=\dfrac{8}{-4} \\=-2$
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