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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.
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What is negative seven in Parentheses to the second power?
positive 49 Because a negative times a negative is a positive. -7*-7=49. positive * positive = positive negative * negative= positive positive * negative = Negative
A negative number raised to an even power will be positive or negative?
Positive
What is a negative to negative a power?
negative multiplied by negative would be positive
Is 5 to the negative 2 power a positive or negative number?
it is positive =1/25
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or a negative value?
negative
What is negative integer to the tenth power?
It will be the same as its positive counterpart to the tenth power.
What are some negative and positive impacts about enviromental technology?
negative: it uses power. Positive: you can google how to save the Envroment and save power
What is negative and positive aspect of Political Power?
"Positive power" is the power to create legislation (such as that held by the U.S. Congress). "Negative power" is the power to veto legislation (such as that held by the U.S. President).
Which wire is positive or negative in hot power lithium polymer battery?
Red is positive, Black is the negative
Is the number positive if the power is negative?
It does not work that way. A negative power is simply the reciprocal. So that x-a = 1/xa The reciprocal is negative or positive according to whether the number itself is negative or positive. [And, if the number is 0, the reciprocal is not defined.]
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or negative value?
The result will be a negative value.
Is -1 raised to the power of 100 negative or positive?
The answer is negative (-1 raised to the power of 100 = -1)
