SOLUTION: Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. |-4b-8| + |-1-b^2| + 2b^3; b = -2

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Question 1048901: Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable.
|-4b-8| + |-1-b^2| + 2b^3; b = -2
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable=.
|-4b-8| + |-1-b^2| + 2b^3; b = -2
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|-4(-2)-8| + |-1-(-2)^2| + 2(-2)^3
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= |8-8| + |-1-4| + 2(-8)
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= 0 + 5 - 16
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= -11
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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