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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Evaluate a4 for a = -3.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah ^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does that mean 4*a?

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Why are you closing questions faster than people are answering them?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Like , a4 is the A .

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm sorry I have no idea what you are asking

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Because i figure them out lol.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You mean evaluate \(a^4\) for \(a = -3\)?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*Figured & Yessss Lol . Finlly someone gets it !!

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

\( (-3) ^4 = (-3)(-3)(-3)(-3) = ?\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*Finally

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Notice you have an even number of negative signs. What does that tell you about the sign of the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dude... you write \[a ^{4}\] as a^4 when typing usually. a4 just means a multiplied by 4

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