Question

how to tell the difference between a negative number raised to a power and the opposite of a positive number raised to a power. Use examples in your explanation.

Answer 1

(-n)^p vs -(n^p)

note that if p is even, (-n)^p will be positive, while -(n^p) will always be negative.

Also note that p must be an integer for things to make sense.

Answer 2

yes thank you!