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  • 11-05-2017
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Explain the difference between (-5) to the second power and -5 to the second power.

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amandabmartin amandabmartin
  • 11-05-2017
[tex] (-5)^{2} = 25 - 5^{2} = -25 [/tex] 
When the negative is included in the parentheses, you end up with a positive product
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1234519
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  • 11-05-2017
(-5) to the second power is 25 cause -5 times -5
-5 to the second power is basically -(5)to the second power so 5 times 5 is 25. And then since the negative was not in the parentheses it's 25 times -1 to get -25
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