document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23243>Question 23243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what does this mean?? simplify -1^8 and (-1)^8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11948 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11948\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a very important question, and a very important difference!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1^8 means \"-1*1*1*1*1*1*1*1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1)^8 means \"(-1)*)-1)*(-1)*(-1)*(-1)*(-1)*(-1)*(-1)\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1^8 with no parentheses means only the 1 is raised to the power of 8. Therefore you take 1^8, which is 1, and the negative is still there.  Final answer is -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1)^8 with parentheses, means to raise -1 to the 8 power.  Because it is an even power, the answer will be 1.  Final answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for asking a GREAT question!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC\r<BR>\n" );
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