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Latest revision as of 09:07, 25 July 2024
The value of 
when 
and 
is:
Solution
Just plug in the numbers and follow the order of operations:
![\[2-(-2)^{2-(-2)}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/b/c/7bc477c4477c1d9d6ffc422d3699699a271dc37b.png)
![\[2-(-2)^4\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/2/9/a29a056a3543cb5cbd7c5b658ca0257b3681028a.png)
![\[2-16\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/4/6/a46ef0e27270afb3e97b6a8634677eb6a4902c1b.png)
![\[\boxed{\textbf{(B) }-14}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/1/b/41b37abad4022ea031caf383932688afac1a7376.png)
See Also
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