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No. Whenever you multiply two numbers, if they both have the same sign,
then the product is positive.
(-20) to the second power means (-20) times (-20).
(-20) and (-20) both have the same sign, so the product is positive = + 400 .
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20 to the second power is more commonly known as 202 or 20 squared. Squaring is calculated by taking two of the number and multiplying them together. In this case, 20x20=400 and so 20 to the 2nd power is 400.
It is a square number because 20 times 20 = 400
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To write powers of a number you write the number, followed by the number of the power in superscript. For example, a number to the second power is x2, a number to the third power is x3 and so on. Squaring is taking a number to the second power. Thus 20 squared is 202, which equals 400.