-3^2= -(3)^2
The exponent of 2 only applies to the number 3. -(3)^2 should equal -9. This is true because according to the order of operations, exponents should be evaluated before multiplication. The negative sign here represents -1* 3^2.
If you want to find -3 to the power of 2 it must be written (-3)^2.
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
At the time of purchase, the value of the antique is $200.
After one year the value will increase 10%.
Hence, after one year, the value of the antique will be 
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Similarly, after two year, the value will be 
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Thus, 222 years after purchase, the value of the antique will be 
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First we expand the brackets:
-2a + 8 + 6a = 36
4a + 8 = 36
We then need to get the a's onto one side and the numbers onto the other:
4a = 28
We can then divide to get an x by itself:
a = 28/4 = 7
A pair of numbers is a solution of y = -3x if the second number, y, is -3 times the first number, x.
What about the pair (-1, 4)? If you replace x with -1, you get y = -3(-1) = 3, not 4. So (-1, 4) is NOT a solution.
For each answer choice, you have to check all three of the given pairs.
(0, 0) is a solution because if x = 0, then y = -3(0) = 0.
(3, -9) is a solution because if x = 3, then y = 3(-3) = -9.
Can you finish it?
