−15+4/5(15e−10)−10e

.(1 point)
Responses

−2e−23
negative 2 e minus 23

−2e+23
negative 2 e plus 23

2e+23
2 e plus 23

2e−23

1 answer

To simplify the expression \(-15 + \frac{4}{5}(15e^{-10}) - 10e\), we'll follow the order of operations (PEMDAS):

  1. Calculate the multiplication: \[ \frac{4}{5}(15e^{-10}) = 12e^{-10} \]

  2. Now substitute this back into the original expression: \[ -15 + 12e^{-10} - 10e \]

  3. Since there are no like terms to combine further, we can rewrite the expression: \[ 12e^{-10} - 10e - 15 \]

At this point, none of the provided options directly match this form. However, the key term that might be assessed is the term involving \(e\) since \(e^{-10}\) is quite small.

Looking at all the responses provided, they appear to relate values of a different type. The main answer derived from the simplification does not closely match these options.

To clarify:

  • If \(e^{-10}\) is a negligible term when compared to \(e\) at a larger exponent, it's important to contextually understand what the problem is considering. The correct simplification is \( -15 + 12e^{-10} - 10e\).

From the options, we can see "negative 2 e minus 23" and "negative 2 e plus 23" do not match.

None of the options provided are correctly derived from the basic arithmetic of this expression.

If you can clarify what needs to be done (for example, replacing \(e\) with a value or evaluating in another context), that might help align with the answer choices given.