What is the value of the expression $|a^2-2ac+5c|$ when $a=-3, b=2$ , and $c=-4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-19T07:18:53

35

We plug in the values.

$|a^2-2ac+5c|=|(-3)^2-2(-3)(-4)+5(-4)|=$

$|9-24-20|=|-35|=35$

What is the value of the expression |a^2-2ac+5c||a^2-2ac+5c| when a=-3, b=2a=-3, b=2, and c=-4c=-4?