SOLUTION: If a + b = - 5 find (|a + b| + 5)/|- a - b|

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Question 1207248: If a + b = - 5 find (|a + b| + 5)/|- a - b|
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If a + b = - 5 find (|a + b| + 5)/|- a - b|
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If a + b = - 5,  then 

    %28abs%28a+%2B+b%29+%2B+5%29%2Fabs%28-a-b%29 = %285%2B5%29%2F5 = 10%2F5 = 2.    ANSWER

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