Question

Simplify this expression.

-12/3x(-8+(-4)^-6)+2

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Answer 1

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Topics: Algebra
−
1
2
3
⋅

(
−
8
+
(
−
4
)
−
6
)
+
2
−
12
3
⋅
x
(
−
8
+
(
−
4
)
−
6
)
+
2
3−12​⋅x(−8+(−4)−6)+2
Simplify
1
Divide the numbers
−
1
2
3
⋅

(
−
8
+
(
−
4
)
−
6
)
+
2
−
12
3
⋅
x
(
−
8
+
(
−
4
)
−
6
)
+
2
3−12​⋅x(−8+(−4)−6)+2
−
4

(
−
8
+
(
−
4
)
−
6
)
+
2
−
4
x
(
−
8
+
(
−
4
)
−
6
)
+
2
−4x(−8+(−4)−6)+2
2
Evaluate the exponent
−
4

(
−
8
+
(
−
4
)
−
6
)
+
2
−
4
x
(
−
8
+
(
−
4
)
−
6
)
+
2
−4x(−8+(−4)−6)+2
−
4

(
−
8
+
1
4
0
9
6
)
+
2
−
4
x
(
−
8
+
1
4096
)
+
2
−4x(−8+40961​)+2
3
Add the numbers
−
4

(
−
8
+
1
4
0
9
6
)
+
2
−
4
x
(
−
8
+
1
4096
)
+
2
−4x(−8+40961​)+2
−
4

(
−
3
2
7
6
7
4
0
9
6
)
+
2
−
4
x
(
−
32767
4096
)
+
2
−4x(−409632767​)+2
4
Multiply the numbers
−
4

(
−
3
2
7
6
7
4
0
9
6
)
+
2
−
4
x
(
−
32767
4096
)
+
2
−4x(−409632767​)+2
3
2
7
6
7
1
0
2
4

+
2
32767
1024
x
+
2
102432767​x+2
5
Combine multiplied terms into a single fraction
3
2
7
6
7
1
0
2
4

+
2
32767
1024
x
+
2
102432767​x+2
3
2
7
6
7

1
0
2
4
+
2
32767
x
1024
+
2
102432767x​+2
6
Find common denominator
3
2
7
6
7

1
0
2
4
+
2
32767
x
1024
+
2
102432767x​+2
3
2
7
6
7

1
0
2
4
+
1
0
2
4
⋅
2
1
0
2
4
32767
x
1024
+
1024
⋅
2
1024
102432767x​+10241024⋅2​
7
Combine fractions with common denominator
3
2
7
6
7

1
0
2
4
+
1
0
2
4
⋅
2
1
0
2
4
32767
x
1024
+
1024
⋅
2
1024
102432767x​+10241024⋅2​
3
2
7
6
7

+
1
0
2
4
⋅
2
1
0
2
4
32767
x
+
1024
⋅
2
1024
102432767x+1024⋅2​
8
Multiply the numbers
3
2
7
6
7

+
1
0
2
4
⋅
2
1
0
2
4
32767
x
+
1024
⋅
2
1024
102432767x+1024⋅2​
3
2
7
6
7

+
2
0
4
8
1
0
2
4
32767
x
+
2048
1024
102432767x+2048​