document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356960>Question 356960</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  If m is negative are the following statement true:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square m^2 = m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square m^6 =m^3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answer is no. Ex: If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%28-1%29%5E2%29=sqrt%281%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%28-1%29%5E2%29=sqrt%281%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So this means that the left side of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28m%29=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28m%29=m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is 1 but the right side is negative 1. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%3C%3E-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%3C%3E-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28m%5E2%29%3C%3Em ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28m%5E2%29%3C%3Em\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The same idea applies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28m%5E6%29=m%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28m%5E6%29=m%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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