document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=686861>Question 686861</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am stuck on a question about exponential expressions and the order of operations. I understand the concept but keep getting an incorrect answer for the order I am doing the problem. Can you help me figure out why I keep getting the answer of \"2\" and what I am doing wrong? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(-1)^2-5(-1)+4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #424910 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=424910\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You mistakenly did this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(-1)^2-5(-1)+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(1)-5(1)+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 - 5 + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2 + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is NOT the correct answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's what you *should* do\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(-1)^2-5(-1)+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(1)-5(-1)+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 + 5 + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 3(-1)^2-5(-1)+4 = 12, which means that 12 is the correct answer.<BR>\n" );
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