document.write( "Question 325957: Hello; can you help me please with this problem?\r
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-3*2-((-2)^(2)-4)^(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Squaring an expression is the same as multiplying the expression by itself 2 times.
\n" ); document.write( "-3*2-(((-2)(-2))-4)^(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply -2 by -2 to get 4.
\n" ); document.write( "-3*2-(((4))-4)^(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remove the parentheses around the expression 4.
\n" ); document.write( "-3*2-((4)-4)^(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remove the parentheses around the expression 4.
\n" ); document.write( "-3*2-(4-4)^(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 4 from 4 to get 0.
\n" ); document.write( "-3*2-(0)^(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Expand the exponent (3) to the expression.
\n" ); document.write( "-3*2-(0^(3))\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cubing a number is the same as multiplying the number by itself 3 times (0*0*0). In this case, 0 cubed is 0.
\n" ); document.write( "-3*2-(0)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply -3 by 2 to get -6.
\n" ); document.write( "-6-(0)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply -1 by the 0 inside the parentheses.
\n" ); document.write( "-6+0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add 0 to -6 to get -6.
\n" ); document.write( "-6 \n" ); document.write( "

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