Monday, August 31

What is PEMDAS rule? in Order of Operations

In Number Theory Tutorial ,an expression or string of symbols is intended to represent a numerical value; a properly-formed expression may be evaluated in an unambiguous way. But in practice, an expression with multiple terms and operators may be written without parentheses, in which case the intended value of the expression is determined by convention. When we evaluate the expression is both preceded and followed by an operator such as minus or times, a convention is needed to clarify which operator should be applied first; this rule is known as a precedence rule, or more informally order of operation. From the earliest use of mathematical notation[citation needed], multiplication took precedence over addition, whichever side of a number it appeared on. Thus 3 + 4 × 5 = 5 × 4 + 3 = 23. When exponents were first introduced, in the 16th and 17th centuries, exponents took precedence over both addition and multiplication, and could be placed only as a superscript to the right of their base. Thus 3 + 5 2 = 28 and 3 × 5 2 = 75. To change the order of operations, a vinculum (an overline or underline) was originally used. Today one uses parentheses (). Thus, if one wants to force addition to precede multiplication, one writes (3 + 4) × 5 = 35.We can use order of operations calculator as well.
Mnemonics are often used to help students remember the rules. One common strategy is to build an acronym from the names of the operations. For instance, in the United States, the acronym PEMDAS (for Parentheses, Exponentiation, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction) is used, sometimes expressed as the sentence "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" or one of many other variations. In other English speaking countries, Parentheses may be called Brackets, and Exponentiation may be called Indices, Powers or Orders. Also, as Multiplication and Division are of equal precedence, M and D may be interchanged in the mnemonic. (This does not mean that multiplication and division can be performed in any arbitrary order, just that it is wrong to say "M always comes before D", or "D comes before M". See below.) The same comments apply to Addition and Subtraction.

Question:-

Solve 2 - [ (7-6) + (9-19)]

Answer:-

2 - [ (7-6) + (9-19)]

Here we have many signs.

When we have more than one sign ,we have to apply PEMDAS rule

= 2 - [ (1) + (-10)]

We have to solve inside the parenthesis first

Here (+) (-) = -

= 2 - [ 1 - 10]

= 2 - [-9]

Here (-) (-) = +

= 2+9

= 11 is the Answer

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