Answer
73
Work Step by Step
$(-5)^{2}$+ $(-6)^{2}$+ 12
Step 1 : Apply the exponents : $(-5)^{2}$ = -5 * -5 = 25 and $(-6)^{2}$=-6* -6=36
25 + 36 + 12
Step 2: Addition from left to right
25 + 36 = 61
Now add 61 + 12 = 73
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.4 Order of Operations - 9.4 Exercises - Page 653: 18
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