P3rettieShawlilre
P3rettieShawlilre P3rettieShawlilre
  • 13-09-2016
  • Mathematics
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Is the following statement always, never, or sometimes true?

A number raised to a negative exponent is negative.

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texaschic101
texaschic101 texaschic101
  • 13-09-2016
sometimes...

2^-3 = 1/(2^3) = 1/8

-2^-3 = 1/(-2^3) = -1/8
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meerkat18
meerkat18 meerkat18
  • 15-09-2016
we are given the following statement; A number raised to a negative exponent is negative. We can go through experimental points. In this case, when the number is positive, the result is also positive. If the number is negative, we can say the result is negative. 
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