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WRITING QUITE COMPLICATED EXPRESSIONS IN THE FORM kxn
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EXAMPLES:
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Write -(-3x)(-x)4(-1) in the form kxn: Answer: -3x^5
Strategy: Make three passes through the expression.
On the first pass, just figure out the plus/minus sign.
On the second pass, figure out the size of the answer, ignoring all the plus/minus signs.
On the third pass, figure out the power of x .
Write (-1)2(-3x)2(-x)2 in the form kxn: Answer: 9x^4
Write (-1)4(-x3)(-2x)(-x2) in the form kxn: Answer: -2x^6