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How do you evaluate the expression #(y-3)/(x-4)# when x=6 and y=2?

Answer 1

All you have to do is plug them into the equation.

#y-3#/ #x-4# You know that #y=2# and that #x=6#, so then you substitute it in the equation: #2-3# / #6-4# #-1/2# So the answer should be: #-1/2#

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Answer 2

Kennedy Adams

To evaluate the expression (y-3)/(x-4) when x=6 and y=2, substitute the values of x and y into the expression: (2-3)/(6-4). Simplify the expression: (-1)/(6-4) = (-1)/(2). So, the expression evaluates to -1/2.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.