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Why is -3^2 = -9??
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Order of operations PEMDAS We do exponents and then multiply. The negative sign is like multiplication -3^2 = - 3 x 3 = -9 not positive 9 that would be (-3)^2 = -3 x -3 = 9
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i see
OpenStudy (anonymous):
it can be written as \(-(3)^2\)
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