Solve 3/2|3/2

$$\frac { 3 } { 2 } | \frac { 3 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{9}{4}=2.25$$

Solution Steps

The absolute value of a real number a is a when a\geq 0, or -a when a<0. The absolute value of \frac{3}{2} is \frac{3}{2}.

$$\frac{3}{2}\times \frac{3}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{3}{2} times \frac{3}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{3\times 3}{2\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{3\times 3}{2\times 2}.

$$\frac{9}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 ^ {2}}{2 ^ {2}} = 2\frac{1}{4} = 2.25$$