Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Fundamental Operations - Exercise - Page 214: 39

Answer

$25$

Work Step by Step

We are given: $x=-1$, $y=2$, $z=-3$ We take into account the order of operations: Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction Thus, we have: $$(x^2+y^2)^2=((-1)^2+2^2)^2=(1+4)^2\\ =5^2=25 .$$
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