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AllaPriddy AllaPriddy
  • 20-05-2014
  • Mathematics
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Could -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not

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Poknoy Poknoy
  • 20-05-2014

for 32 no, because  ( -2 )⁵  = -32
for 64 yes, because    (-2)⁶  =  64
as a general rule a negative number raised to a odd number will give a negative number
a negative number raised to a even number will give a positive number

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josevaldez89
josevaldez89 josevaldez89
  • 04-05-2021

Answer:  A base of − cannot be used to rewrite because (−)

= −. A base of − can be used to rewrite because

(−)

= . If the exponent, , is even, (−)

will be positive. If the exponent, , is odd, (−)

cannot be a

positive number.

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