Question

Is the following statement always, never, or sometimes true?

A number raised to a negative exponent is negative.

Answer 1

This is not necessarily true. The statement is only sometimes. Here is why:

Answer 2

x^-2 = 1/x^2

The negative exponent just means that the number should go on the bottom of a division sign.

-x^-2 = -1/x^2

It is still negative depending on the constant.

Does that make sense? The answer is sometimes.

Answer 3

Sometimes true. Here's why, an integer multiplied with the same sign becomes positive. An integer multiplied with different sign becomes negative. In the case of exponents, if the exponent is odd number, follow the sign of the integer. If the exponent is even, change the sign of the integer.

Answer 4

Ohh okay! I see! Y'alls answers were corrdct (: