eolas/neuron/b1538e47-63ba-4c72-957d-10ae34667da4/Negative_exponents.md
2024-11-07 13:45:02 +00:00

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algebra
exponents

Negative exponents

When calculating the exponents of a negative number the answer will always will be positive:

-5^2 = 25

This confused me but it was because I was thinking of it in terms of -5 \cdot 5 when in fact it is -5 \cdot -5 and when two negative numbers are multiplied the product is always negative.