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Q: Does a negative number raised to an odd power simplifies to a negative number?
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What is the result of a negative number raised to the 54th power?

When a negative number is raised to an even power the result is a positive number


A negative number raised to an even power will be positive or negative?

Positive


What is a rule for raising a negative number to a power?

It is the positive form of the number raised to that power, multpilied by -1 raised to that power.


How do you Raise negative one to the thrid power?

(-1)^3 = -1 Every negative number raised to the odd power is a negative number.


When a negative number is raised to an even power the result is a positive number?

Yes


Is it true if a negative number is raised to the 18th power the answer will be negative?

No. Negative numbers to even powers are positive.


Can a negative number be raised to an odd power?

yes, but the answer will remain negative. for example, (-2)3 is -8 in order to make a negative number positive, it must be raised to an even power, for example (-2)2 = 4


Is a negative to a negative power positive?

No, or more accurately "not necessarily".A negative to any even power is positive. -2, -4, -6 etc. are even, so a negative number raised to any of those powers will be positive.However, a negative number raised to an odd negative power (-1, -3, -5 etc.) will be negative.


What does 10 to the negative 1 equal?

10-1 = 1/10 A number raised to a negative power is equal to the reciprocal of the number raised to the power. So a-b = (1/a)b = 1/ab


What is negative 1 to the power of twenty?

-120= 1 because 1.) any negative number raised to an even power will result in a positive numberand 2.) 1 raised to any power is 1.


When is a negative number raised to an odd power negative?

It is always negative when raised to an odd power and always positive when raised to an even power -2 to the third power = -2 x -2 x -2 = -8 -2 to the fourth power = -2 x -2 x -2 x -2 = +16


Is -1 raised to the power of 100 negative or positive?

The answer is negative (-1 raised to the power of 100 = -1)