Example 2: Calculate .
Answer: The answer is 0.
Simply them first. = and =
The problem can now be written .
Simplify the parenthesis next: = .
The problem can further be simplified from to .
Simplify the parenthesis next: = .
The problem can now be simplified from to = 0.
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Author: Nancy Marcus