To simplify: The given expression and identify if the expression represents the real number.
Answer to Problem 2OE
The simplified value of the given expression is -2. The number -2 is the real number.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given expression is
Calculation:
The given expression can be simplified as follows.
Any number measurable on the number line whether positive, negative, and decimal or in fractions is called the real number.
Here, -2 is the real number.
Therefore, the simplified value of the given expression is -2. The number -2 is the real number.
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