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Ch. P - Fundamental Concepts of Algebra
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 24

Evaluate each exponential expression: (-3)3 (-2)2

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Identify the expression to evaluate: \((-3)^3 \times (-2)^2\).
Evaluate each exponential term separately. For \((-3)^3\), raise -3 to the power of 3, which means multiplying -3 by itself three times: \((-3) \times (-3) \times (-3)\).
For \((-2)^2\), raise -2 to the power of 2, which means multiplying -2 by itself two times: \((-2) \times (-2)\).
Calculate the results of each exponential expression individually, keeping track of the signs carefully.
Multiply the two results obtained from the previous step to get the final value of the expression.

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