College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter P - Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts of Algebra - Exercise Set P.1 - Page 17: 63

Answer

7

Work Step by Step

For this problem, we always must do the addition and subtraction within the absolute value brackets first, and then use the definition of absolute value to break down the brackets. |2| + |-5| 2 + 5 = 7
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