Consider the following expression: 4+(−6)⋅2/−(−3)2

Question

. What is the simplified denominator?

Answer 1

To simplify the denominator of the expression \( 4 + (-6) \cdot 2 / -(-3)^2 \), we first need to evaluate the denominator:

\[ -(-3)^2 \]

First, calculate \( (-3)^2 \):

\[ (-3)^2 = 9 \]

Now substitute this back into the expression for the denominator:

\[ -(-3)^2 = -9 \]

Thus, the simplified denominator is:

\[ -9 \]