What is the value of the expression 2x2+3xy−4y2 when x=2 and y=-4? Algebra Expressions, Equations, and Functions Expressions with One or More Variables 1 Answer smendyka Dec 13, 2016 −80 Explanation: Substituting 2 for each occurrence of x in the expression and −4 for each occurrence of y in the expression can calculating gives: (2⋅22)+(3⋅2⋅−4)−(4⋅−42) (2⋅4)+(6⋅−4)−(4⋅16) 8−24−64 −16−64 −80 Answer link Related questions What is an example of an expression with one or more variables? How do you write expressions with one or more variables? How do you evaluate expressions when you have more than one variables? How do you evaluate the expression 3a+2b for a=1 and b=−2? How do you find the area of a triangle whose base is 2 inches and height is 4.5 inches? How do you find the volume of a sphere whose radius is 2? How do you evaluate the expression 2(x−y) for x=1 and y=−2? How do you evaluate x2+2x−1 when x=2? What is the value of 3x+8yx−2y if x2y=2? How do you simplify 6−4t−4? See all questions in Expressions with One or More Variables Impact of this question 4511 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License