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It is a positive reciprocal.
x-a = 1/xa or equivalently, (1/x)a
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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.]
Is 8.5 greater than negative 10 to the power of 3?
Please consider the following two facts: A negative number to an even power is positive; but a negative number to an odd power is negative. Any positive number is greater than any negative number.
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
Is 10 to the negative 4th power a positive number?
Yes. Any positive number to an exponent is positive.
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or negative value?
The result will be a negative value.
A negative number raised to an even power will be positive or negative?
Positive
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or a negative value?
negative
Is 5 to the negative 2 power a positive or negative number?
it is positive =1/25
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.]
Is 8.5 greater than negative 10 to the power of 3?
Please consider the following two facts: A negative number to an even power is positive; but a negative number to an odd power is negative. Any positive number is greater than any negative number.
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
Why is any number raised to a even power positive?
A positive number times a positive number is always positive. A negative number times a negative number is always positive. Therefore, any square number will be positive. Any number to the fourth power (a square times a square) will always be positive. And so on.
Is 10 to the negative 4th power a positive number?
Yes. Any positive number to an exponent is positive.
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or negative value?
The result will be a negative value.
What are the rules fr multiplication and divisions of integers?
(positive number) x (positive number) = positive number (positive number)/(positive number) = positive number (positive number) x ( negative number) = negative number (positive number)/( negative number) = negative number (negative number) x (negative number) = positive number (negative number)/(negative number) = positive number
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or a negative value explain?
Negative, because 5 is an odd number
What does a negative number multiplied by a negative number equal to?
A positive number. Positive Number x Positive Number = Positive Number Positive Number x Negative Number = Negative Number Negative Number x Negative Number = Positive Number
