SOLUTION: Could -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not?

Question 1144775: Could -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Could -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not?
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No.
Odd exponents of -2 result in negative numbers.
(-2)^5 = -32
There is no real number exponent -2 that results in +32.

Answer by ikleyn(52873) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In my opinion, this post is typical provocation.

It is not a Math problem, because the question has no an exact/precise Math meaning.

It does not ask if 32 can be presented as (-2)^x.

It asks (word-in-word) "Could -2 be used to rewrite . . . ".

In this form, the answer is "YES" : 32 = -(-2)^5.

Therefore, the post is the kind of provocation.

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