Question

-3^4? can someone help

Answer 1

71?
Sorry if i got it wrong using mental math

Answer 2

81? positive not negative?

Answer 3

Noooo, It'll be -1*3^4. -3 isn't in parentheses.

Answer 4

it will be positive

Answer 5

3*3*3*3*-1

Answer 6

If it was (-3)^4, it'll be positive.

Answer 7

oh okay! thank you guys!

Answer 8

so -10^2 would be -100

Answer 9

Yes!

Answer 10

I suck at positive and negatives

Answer 11

People usually get confused on these, even people in higher maths.

Answer 12

-10^2 is not the same as (-10)^2, you have to do 10^2 first, then multiply by -1. Order of operations saves lives.

Answer 13

I meant for -10^2, you would have to do the exponent first, then multiply by -1.

Answer 14

so -100 not positive

Answer 15

Right yes, sorry if I confused you in the last 30 seconds lol.

Answer 16

-10^2 is -100.

Answer 17

When in doubt check with Wolfram, very good point @iPwnBunnies

Answer 18

No probs. For your second problem @kaynisky , we have to find the area of all the rectangles?

Answer 19

OMG, THIS IS A QUIZ. I have brought shame onto OpenStudy. We can't help.

Answer 20

We were suppose to do it in class but didn't have time its actually homewor she just had to write it out as a quiz because she was suppose to give it to us in class but we didn't have the time

Answer 21

Maybe there could be some latitude here, rather than answer, maybe some clarification could be done.

Answer 22

Perhaps. Remember: The area of any rectangle = length * width.
But, sometimes you're given polynomials for length and width.

Answer 23

Also, the problem is wanting an polynomial expression that would represent the sum of those 4 rectangles.

Answer 24

With info, I now say adios.