Question

if 2 negatives make a positive then why is -8^6 negative?

Answer 1

wait wrong number

Answer 2

-8^2

Answer 3

Did you get a negative from doing -8^2?

Answer 4

yeah u do
u get -64

Answer 5

The exponent **only** applies to the 8, not the negative sign.

-8^2 = -(8*8) = -64

if you want postiive 64, you want to do (-8)^2 instead

Answer 6

yeah i did ext... my teacher said its suppose to stay tht way?

Answer 7

it says -64

Answer 8

Negative times negative is always positive, except when you have parenttheses around the negative number.

Answer 9

ah ok thxs dude and @vocaloid