How do you evaluate xy - z, when x = -2, y = 3 and z = 1?

2 Answers
Mar 10, 2018

-77

Explanation:

"substitute the given values into the expression"substitute the given values into the expression

rArrxy-zxyz

=(color(red)(-2)xxcolor(blue)(3))-color(magenta)(1)=(2×3)1

=-6-1=-7=61=7

Mar 10, 2018

xy-z=-7xyz=7

Explanation:

When given an algebraic equation, we simply plug in the values.

-> Note xyxy means x xx yx×y

-> xy-z -> -2xx3-1xyz2×31

-2xx3=-62×3=6

-6-1=-761=7

therefore xy-z=-7