Consider the following expression: 4+(−6)⋅2/−(−3)^2. What is the simplified denominator?

Answer 1

To simplify the denominator of the expression \( 4 + (-6) \cdot 2 / -(-3)^2 \), we first focus on the expression within the denominator, which is:

\[ -(-3)^2 \]

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

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

Next, we apply the negative sign in front of it:

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

Thus, the denominator simplifies to \(-9\).

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