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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.
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.
What pattern do you discover when solving even-numbered exponents with negative bases?
Any number, positive or negative, raised to an even-numbered power, returns a positive number.
What is the positive number to the negative power?
It is a positive reciprocal. x-a = 1/xa or equivalently, (1/x)a
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or a negative value?
negative
Will a negative number to the fifth power be a positive or a negative value explain?
Negative, because 5 is an odd number
A negative number raised to an even power will be positive or negative?
Positive
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.
How do you solve a number to a negative power?
A number to a negative power is equal to One divided by number to its positive power. So, x^-2 is equal to 1/x2.
When a negative number is raised to an even power the result is a positive number?
Yes
Four to the negative fifth power?
1024 * * * * * That is 4 to the fifth power. The question asked about the NEGATIVE fifth power. For the question that was asked, the answer is 1/1024
