To simplify: The expression
Answer to Problem 47E
The expression
Explanation of Solution
Procedure used:
“Rules for order of operations:
1. Do all calculations within the parentheses ( ), brackets [ ], or braces { } before operations outside.
2. Evaluate all exponential expressions.
3. Do all multiplications and divisions in order from left to right.
4. Do all additions and subtractions in order from left to right”.
Calculation:
Use the above procedure and simplify the expression
Thus, the expression
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