Basic Math Examples

$- 5 f = - 5^{2} + 2$

Step 1

Simplify.

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Step 1.1

Raise $5$ to the power of $2$ .

$- 5 f = - 1 \cdot 25 + 2$

Step 1.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $25$ .

$- 5 f = - 25 + 2$

Step 1.3

Add $- 25$ and $2$ .

$- 5 f = - 23$

Step 2

Divide each term in $- 5 f = - 23$ by $- 5$ and simplify.

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Step 2.1

Divide each term in $- 5 f = - 23$ by $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 5 f}{- 5} = \frac{- 23}{- 5}$

Step 2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 5$ .

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Step 2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5 f}{- 5} = \frac{- 23}{- 5}$

Step 2.2.1.2

Divide $f$ by $1$ .

$f = \frac{- 23}{- 5}$

Step 2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.3.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$f = \frac{23}{5}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$f = \frac{23}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$f = 4.6$

Mixed Number Form:

$f = 4 \frac{3}{5}$