What I would do is subtract 12 from -5. Then you would have -17. Then you would add 4 and it would be -13. So your answer is:
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-13</em></h2>
4+(−7) is 7 units from 4, in the negative direction (that is, to the left of 4)
Answer:
A rational exponent is an exponent that is a fraction. If the fraction has an even denominator, the root will be of an even number (like the square root, the 4th root, etc.). Think about it when you square something: -2 • -2 = 4, 2 • 2 = 4. No matter the sign, any number multiplied by itself an even number of times will make a positive number. So, you can't take the square root of a negative number because it is impossible to get a negative number when squaring! This applies to ALL even roots/exponents. So, (-1)^½ does not exist! Look: (-1)^½ becomes √(-1) which is an imaginary number!
Step-by-step explanation:
Your answer to your question
is 4500
