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OpenStudy (kootra):

If you are 'squaring' a negative number, would the exponent be negative as well?

OpenStudy (igreen):

No..

OpenStudy (igreen):

\(-2^2 = -2 \times -2 = 4\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, I don't think so.

OpenStudy (igreen):

If the exponent were negative, the result would be much smaller..

OpenStudy (kootra):

Danke camradden.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope

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