Asked by Joshua
If a negative number is raised to an even exponent, what's the sign of the answer? How do you know? d. If a negative number is raised to an odd exponent, what's the sign of the answer? How do you know?
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Answered by
scott
negative times negative is positive
... even exponent means pairs of negative numbers
... always positive result
odd exponent means one extra negative after the pairs are multiplied
... negative result
... even exponent means pairs of negative numbers
... always positive result
odd exponent means one extra negative after the pairs are multiplied
... negative result
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