eolas/zk/Negative_exponents.md
2024-02-16 15:19:05 +00:00

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Mathematics
algebra
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.