Question Simplify the expression −48x−27 Evaluate −22×12x−27Solution More Steps Evaluate 22×12Evaluate the power 4×12Multiply the numbers 48 −48x−27 Show Solution Factor the expression −3(16x+9) Evaluate −22×12x−27Multiply the terms More Steps Evaluate 22×12Evaluate the power 4×12Multiply the numbers 48 −48x−27Solution −3(16x+9) Show Solution Find the roots x=−169Alternative Form x=−0.5625 Evaluate −22×12x−27To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0 −22×12x−27=0Multiply the terms More Steps Multiply the terms 22×12xMultiply the terms More Steps Evaluate 22×12Evaluate the power 4×12Multiply the numbers 48 48x −48x−27=0Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign −48x=0+27Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression −48x=27Change the signs on both sides of the equation 48x=−27Divide both sides 4848x=48−27Divide the numbers x=48−27Solution More Steps Evaluate 48−27Cancel out the common factor 3 16−9Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction −169 x=−169Alternative Form x=−0.5625 Show Solution