Answer
$-1$
Work Step by Step
Start with given expression: $\frac{y}{|y|}$.
Plug in given values for $y$: $\frac{-5}{|-5|}$.
Find absolute value of denominator (distance from 0): $\frac{-5}{5}$.
Divide to find answer: $-1$.
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: 65
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