Question

How do you simplify `(- 2\times 4) ^ { 2}`?

Answer 1

`64`

Explanation:

We will be using the BEDMAS THEORY:
Brackets, Exponent, Division, Multiplication, Addition, and Subtraction.

Knowing this, we start with what is inside the bracket

`-2xx4= -8`

Then we go to the exponent.
`(-8)^2`
That equals `64`

This is due to the fact that `-8 xx -8 = 64`
(the negatives multiply to give a positive. )