Question

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

A number raised to a negative exponent is a negative.

Answer 1

don't you just hate these questions that really force you to think about stuff? ^.^
is there any number you can think of that when raised to a negative exponent is a negative number?

Answer 2

totally! haha ^-^ and umm, I think any number raised to a negative exponent is a negative. Sorry I'm really bad at Algebra -derp- :P

Answer 3

Okay, what's 2 raised to negative 2?

Answer 4

negative 4