Question

How would you write the steps out to this problem in words? The answer is suppose to be 1235/48. Thank you for all your help. Greatly appreciated!!

(-5)^2+(2/3-1/4)^2+5/2^2/(-3/2)^2

Answer 1

(-5)^2+(2/3-1/4)^2+5/2^2/(-3/2)^2

I will interpret it this way :

((-5)^2) + (((2 / 3) - (1 / 4))^2) + ((5 / (2^2)) / (((-3) / 2)^2))
= 25 + (5/12)^2 + (5/4)÷(9/4)
= 25 + 25/144 + (5/4)(4/9)
= 3600/144 + 25/144 + 80/144
= 3705/144
= 1235/48