document.write( "Question 43164: Evaluate h(-2/3) if h(x) =[[x-2]]\r
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Evaluate h(-2/3) if h(x) =[[x-2]] \r\n" );
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document.write( "Double brackets indicates the \"floor function\".\r\n" );
document.write( "It means the largest integer that does \r\n" );
document.write( "not exceed the number between the double \r\n" );
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document.write( "h(x) =[[x-2]]\r\n" );
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document.write( "h(-2/3) = [[-2/3-2]]\r\n" );
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document.write( "h(-2/3) = [[-2/3 - 6/3]]\r\n" );
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document.write( "h(-2/3) = [[-8/3]]\r\n" );
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document.write( "h(-2/3) = [[-2.888888888888···]]\r\n" );
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document.write( "The largest integer that does not exceed\r\n" );
document.write( "-2.888888888888···  is -3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So h(-2/3) = -3\r\n" );
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