Question

Simplify: |7 – 9| + (7 – 9)^2​

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

Following PEMDAS ( parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction)

| 7 - 9 | + ( 7 - 9 ) ^ 2

| 7 - 9 | + -2 ^ 2

| 7 - 9 | + ( -2 x -2 )

| 7 - 9 | + 4

| -2 | + 4

2 + 4

6