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$[(\\var{a}-\\var{b} \\div \\var{c}^\\var{d})+\\var{e1} \\times \\var{f}^\\var{g}] \\div (\\var{h} \\times \\var{i1}^\\var{j} -\\var{k}) \\times [\\var{l} -\\var{m} \\times \\var{n} + \\var{p} \\div \\var{q}]$

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$\\var{a2}+\\var{b2} \\times (\\var{-c2})^\\var{d2} +(\\var{e2}-\\var{f2})^\\var{g2}$

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Evaluate the following expressions:

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Questions testing understanding of the precedence of operators using BIDMAS. That is, they test Brackets, Indices, Division/Multiplication and Addition/Subtraction.

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First work through the expression from left to right, evaluating any expressions inside brackets, being careful to evaluate powers (indices) before MDAS. Thus:

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a)

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$[(\\var{a}-\\var{b} \\div \\var{c}^\\var{d})+\\var{e1} \\times \\var{f}^\\var{g}] \\div (\\var{h} \\times \\var{i1}^\\var{j} -\\var{k}) \\times [\\var{l} -\\var{m} \\times \\var{n} + \\var{p} \\div \\var{q}]$

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$=[(\\var{a}-\\var{b} \\div \\var{c^d})+\\var{e1} \\times \\var{f^g}] \\div (\\var{h} \\times \\var{i1^j} -\\var{k}) \\times [\\var{l} -\\var{m} \\times \\var{n} + \\var{p} \\div \\var{q}]$

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$=[(\\var{a}-\\var{b / (c^d)})+\\var{e1*f^g}] \\div (\\var{h * i1^j} -\\var{k}) \\times [\\var{l} -\\var{m*n} + \\var{p / q}]$

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$=[\\var{a-b / (c^d)+e1*f^g}] \\div (\\var{h * i1^j -k}) \\times [\\var{l -m*n + p / q}]=\\var{t*(l-m*n+s)}$

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b)

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$\\var{a2}+\\var{b2} \\times (\\var{-c2})^\\var{d2} +(\\var{e2}-\\var{f2})^\\var{g2}=\\var{a2}+\\var{b2} \\times (\\var{(-c2)^d2}) +(\\var{e2-f2})^\\var{g2}=\\var{a2}+\\var{b2*((-c2)^d2)} +\\var{(e2-f2)^g2}=\\var{a2+b2*(-c2)^d2 +(e2-f2)^g2}$

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