1 2 )( 2 3 x =( 1 4 )( 16 27 July 8, 2019 16 32 64 128 Simplify 16 )- 1 2 x 4 )- 1 2 x 27 1 3 1 - 2 = 4 1 + 1 = 2 + 2 = 3 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10 1 2 + 3 4