Solve 3-2^2+7(-2)-2/-2+1

$$\frac{ 3 { -2 }^{ 2 } +7(-2)-2 }{ -2+1 }$$

Evaluate

$$4$$

Solution Steps

Calculate -2 to the power of 2 and get 4.

$$\frac{3\times 4+7\left(-2\right)-2}{-2+1}$$

Multiply 3 and 4 to get 12.

$$\frac{12+7\left(-2\right)-2}{-2+1}$$

Multiply 7 and -2 to get -14.

$$\frac{12-14-2}{-2+1}$$

Subtract 14 from 12 to get -2.

$$\frac{-2-2}{-2+1}$$

Subtract 2 from -2 to get -4.

$$\frac{-4}{-2+1}$$

Add -2 and 1 to get -1.

$$\frac{-4}{-1}$$

Fraction \frac{-4}{-1} can be simplified to 4 by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$4$$

Factor

$$2^{2}$$