Follow the order of operations. Evaluate absolute value first.
-3^2+8/2*4-9
Then evaluate exponents
9+8/2*4-9
Then evaluate multiplication and division from left to right
9+4*4-9
9+16-9
Then evaluate addition and subtraction from left to right
25-9
16
Final answer: 16
g(x) = -3x - 8
g(x) = 10
⇒ -3x - 8 = 10
⇒ -3x = 18
⇒ x= -6
g(-6) = 10 <==== answer is -6
The answer to this question is x^(rt + s) since (x^r)^t becomes x^(rt) by the exponent power of a power property. Then multiplying powers of the same base results in the exponents being summed.
