document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=128808>Question 128808</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify: -3x^0 + (1/2)^-2 - (-2)^3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94261 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=crzyy321><B>crzyy321(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=crzyy321><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=94261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^0 evaluates to 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply 1 and 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*x^0 evaluates to 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because of the minus sign \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 becomes - 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is -3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 evaluates to  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 1/4 becomes a 4/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The exponent, -2, is negative, so we'll have to handle it a little bit differently here.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But for now, we'll treat it as it was positive, and handle it in the usual manner... that is, as if it were at +2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, because of the negative exponent, we take this result, and turn it upside-down.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is, a number becomes 1/the number, or a fraction is literally flipped upside-down.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This effectively \"flips\" the entire result upside down, but that's exactly what negative exponents do!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 1 becomes a 1/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)^-2 evaluates to 4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3*x^0+(1/2)^-2 evaluates to 1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because of the minus sign \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 becomes - 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is -2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Raising -2 to the exponent 3 is the same as multiplying -2 by itself 3 times. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -2 by -2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -2 and -2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2 × -2 = 4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply 4 by -2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply 4 and -2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 × -2 = -8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2)^3 evaluates to -8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3*x^0+(1/2)^-2-(-2)^3 evaluates to 9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The final answer is 9  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luckk! </SPAN>\n" );
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