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Definition
In elementary mathematics, BODMAS is a way to remember the order in which operations should be done to evaluate an expression.
The letters stand for:
- B - Brackets
- O - Other (such as Indices)
- D - Division
- M - Multiplication
- A - Addition
- S - Subtraction
Examples
Example 1: $\sqrt{4 + 6 \times \left({12 - 2}\right)}$
| \(\ds \sqrt{4 + 6 \times \left({12 - 2}\right)}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \sqrt{4 + 6 \times 10}\) | Brackets, then the expression under $\sqrt{ }$ to do Indices next | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \sqrt{4 + 60}\) | Multiplication | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \sqrt{64}\) | Addition | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 8\) | and finally Indices can be done |