document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048901>Question 1048901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-4b-8| + |-1-b^2| + 2b^3; b = -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "|-4b-8| + |-1-b^2| + 2b^3; b = -2 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|-4(-2)-8| + |-1-(-2)^2| + 2(-2)^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= |8-8| + |-1-4| + 2(-8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 0 + 5 - 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -11<BR>\n" );
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