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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Evaluate. Pay close attention to all brackets and signs.
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Equation is in comments.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
OpenStudy (anonymous):
-15 :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
seems unlikely
OpenStudy (anonymous):
a.
-1
c.
-2
b.
2
d.
4
these are the possibilities so it can't be -15 sorry @melmel1234
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
What are those symbols that look like brackets but not quite?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
line up the decimals and subtract
OpenStudy (anonymous):
must of done it wrong sorry ill try again
OpenStudy (anonymous):
it is none of those
OpenStudy (anonymous):
d. 4 thts my best guess
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[5.1-2.01=3.09\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
oooh i bet that is the ceiling function!!
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
@satellite73 Greatest integer less than?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
it looks like ceiling so least integer greater than
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Ok can you walk me through it @satellite73 ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\left \lceil{5.1}\right \rceil=6 \]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
because 6 is the least integer greater than \(5.1\)
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
@sattelite73 Yes, thanks.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i am assuming it looks like the one i wrote not the floor function
OpenStudy (anonymous):
similarly \[\left \lceil{-2.01}\right \rceil =-2\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ooh ok making it 4
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
because \(-2\) is the least integer greater than \(-2.01\)
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
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