What is the value of 3 - 6( z - 2) ^3 if z equals -2 what is the value

387

Step-by-step explanation:

To evaluate 3 - 6( Z - 2) ^3 at Z = -2, replace Z with -2:

3 - 6( -2 - 2) ^3  

Simplify this result, obtaining 3 - 6( -4) ^3.

According to order of operations rules, exponentiation must be done first here, before multiplication and before subtraction.  Therefore:

3 - 6( -4) ^3   →   3 - 6( -64).  Again, these rules require that we multiply before subtracting:

3 - 6( -64)   =   3 + 384, or 387

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents