document.write( "Question 439889: I'm not sure how to simplify (-1)^2099? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #303987 by Edwin McCravy(20060)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "(-1)2099 = (-1)1(-1)2098 = \r\n" );
document.write( "(-1)(-1)2*1049 = (-1)[(-1)2]1049 =\r\n" );
document.write( "(-1)(1)1049 = (-1)(1) = -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Or, you can just learn the two rules about -1:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(-1)EVEN = 1\r\n" );
document.write( "(-1)ODD = -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "and since 2099 is odd, the answer is -1. \r\n" );
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