Consider the following expression (4 + (- 6) / 2)/(- (- 3) ^ 2) What is the simplified denominator? (1 point)

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

To simplify the denominator of the expression \((-(-3)^2)\):

1. First, calculate \((-3)^2\):
\[
(-3)^2 = 9
\]

2. Then, apply the negative sign in front of it:
\[
-(-3)^2 = -9
\]

Therefore, the simplified denominator is \(-9\).