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How do you simplify #–| –2 |2#?

Answer 1

Eva Abramson

See the entire solution process below:

Processing the term inside the absolute value function comes first:

#-color(red)(abs(-2))2 => -(2)2#

Next, process the multiplication of the two #2# terms:

#-(2)2 => -(color(red)(2) * 2) => -(4) => -4#

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Answer 2

Kennedy Adams

To simplify –| –2 |2, first evaluate the absolute value of –2, which is 2. Then, apply the negative sign outside the absolute value, making it -2. Finally, square -2 to get 4. The simplified form is 4.

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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.