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Given that a = -2 and b = -3, evaluate a(a² + b²)

Given that a = -2 and b = -3, evaluate a(a² + b²)-example-1
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Answer:


{ \tt{a( {a}^(2) + {b}^(2) )}}

Substitute the variables:


{ \tt{ - 2( {( - 2)}^(2) + {( - 3)}^(2) }} \\ = { \tt{ - 2(13)}} \\ = { \tt{ - 26}}


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