document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=289988>Question 289988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> evaluate if a = 2, b = 5 and c = (-3): 3a to the second power - b + 2c = </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<t>a = 2 </t><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<t>b = 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<t>c = (-3)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gives us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<t><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%282%29%5E2+-+5+%2B+2%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%282%29%5E2+-+5+%2B+2%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Following the <i>Order of Operations</i> (PEMDAS), since we have no operations <i>inside</i> parenthesis, we deal with the exponent first:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<t><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%282%29%5E2+-+5+%2B+2%28-3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%282%29%5E2+-+5+%2B+2%28-3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%284%29+-+5+%2B+2%28-3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%284%29+-+5+%2B+2%28-3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next, working from left to right, we do multiplication:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<t><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%284%29+-+5+%2B+2%28-3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%284%29+-+5+%2B+2%28-3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > now becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12+-+5+%2B+%28-6%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12+-+5+%2B+%28-6%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12+-+5+-+6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12+-+5+-+6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12+-+5+-+6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12+-+5+-+6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > I'll allow you to do the final two operations and bob's your uncle! <BR>\n" );
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