SOLUTION: I need to wite a sentence explaining the following:
(-x)^2 is not equal to -x^2. I'm having a real porblem wth this! Thanks in advance for your help!
Denise
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(-x)^2 is not equal to -x^2. I'm having a real porblem wth this! Thanks in advance for your help!
Denise
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Question 123327: I need to wite a sentence explaining the following:
(-x)^2 is not equal to -x^2. I'm having a real porblem wth this! Thanks in advance for your help!
Denise Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I need to wite a sentence explaining the following:
(-x)^2 is not equal to -x^2. I'm having a real porblem wth this! Thanks in advance for your help!
Denis
In the first instance, the (-) is also squared and we know that a minus times a minus equals a plus and in the second instance the minus is not squared only the x is squared so the answer would be (-). In other words, the second instance could be written as -(x^2).
Hope this helps---ptaylor
