D dbush New member Joined Oct 25, 2011 Messages 18 Mar 19, 2012 #1 Here are two problems I would like to see if you agree with my answer Simplify: (-x)2(-x2)3(-x)3 My answer is -x11... agree? (-2)0 (3x-2y-2)-1 My answer 1/3 x2y2...agree? Thank you!
Here are two problems I would like to see if you agree with my answer Simplify: (-x)2(-x2)3(-x)3 My answer is -x11... agree? (-2)0 (3x-2y-2)-1 My answer 1/3 x2y2...agree? Thank you!
S srmichael Full Member Joined Oct 25, 2011 Messages 848 Mar 20, 2012 #3 dbush said: Here are two problems I would like to see if you agree with my answer Simplify: (-x)2(-x2)3(-x)3 My answer is -x11... agree? (-2)0 (3x-2y-2)-1 My answer 1/3 x2y2...agree? Thank you! Click to expand... Let's revisit the first problem above: \(\displaystyle \displaystyle (-x)^2(-x^2)^3(-x)^3\) \(\displaystyle \displaystyle (-1)^2x^2(-1)^3x^6(-1)^3x^3\) \(\displaystyle \displaystyle (x^2)(-x^6)(-x^3)\) \(\displaystyle \displaystyle x^{11}\)
dbush said: Here are two problems I would like to see if you agree with my answer Simplify: (-x)2(-x2)3(-x)3 My answer is -x11... agree? (-2)0 (3x-2y-2)-1 My answer 1/3 x2y2...agree? Thank you! Click to expand... Let's revisit the first problem above: \(\displaystyle \displaystyle (-x)^2(-x^2)^3(-x)^3\) \(\displaystyle \displaystyle (-1)^2x^2(-1)^3x^6(-1)^3x^3\) \(\displaystyle \displaystyle (x^2)(-x^6)(-x^3)\) \(\displaystyle \displaystyle x^{11}\)
