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Question
CBSEENMA7001021

Simplify:

(i) (− 4)3 

(ii) (− 3) × (− 2)3

(iii) (− 3)2 × (− 5)2 

(iv)(− 2)3 × (−10)3

Solution

(i) (−4)3 = (−4) × (−4) × (−4) = −64

(ii) (−3) × (−2)3 = (−3) × (−2) × (−2) × (−2) = 24

(iii) (−3)2 × (−5)2 = (−3) × (−3) × (−5) × (−5) = 9 × 25 = 225

(iv) (−2)3 × (−10)3 = (−2) × (−2) × (−2) × (−10) × (−10) × (−10)

= (−8) × (−1000) = 8000