QuestionIdentify the first step to simplify the expression: .
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STEP 1
Assumptions1. We are given the expression . We are asked to find the first step in simplifying this expression3. We will use the order of operations, known as BIDMAS or PEMAS, to simplify the expression. This acronym stands for Brackets, Indices (or Exponents), Division and Multiplication (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).
STEP 2
The first step in simplifying the expression according to the order of operations (BIDMAS/PEMDAS) is to simplify the expression inside the brackets. In this case, we have inside the brackets.
STEP 3
However, there is no further simplification possible for the expression inside the brackets as it is already in its simplest form. Therefore, the first step is to distribute the -5 outside the brackets to both terms inside the brackets.
This can be written asThis is the first step in simplifying the given expression.
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