How do you evaluate #-( ( - 1) ^ { 2} - 3) ^ { 2} - 5\cdot ( - 2)#?

1 Answer
Mar 6, 2017

do (-1)^2
then do (1-3)
then do (-2)^2
so you get -4-5(-2)
now do -5
(-2) to get 10
then do -4*10 to get -40

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