SOLUTION: (5(2-6)+8)^2/(-4)-2^3 Im not sure which parentheses to start with can some one show me how to work this problem out
can some one show me how to work this problem out
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Question 321152: (5(2-6)+8)^2/(-4)-2^3 Im not sure which parentheses to start with can some one show me how to work this problem out
can some one show me how to work this problem out Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (5(2-6)+8)^2/(-4)-2^3
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Always start with the inner-most parentheses.
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= [((5(-4)+8)^2] / [(-4)- 8]
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= [(-20+8]^2] / [-12]
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= [-12]^2 / [-12]
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= -12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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