document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53860>Question 53860</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0939798425/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 1  An Incremental Development</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is more of a proceedural question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My daughters teacher has taught them that -3^2=-9    while -(3^2)=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And it states in the text on page 83 section 17.B this is the case.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have been always taught that two negatives equal a positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this \"new\" math? Or am I mis-remembering\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank You for any help you may provide<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36092 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=36092\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You may have typed in the problem wrong, but:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%5E2+=+-%283%2A3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%5E2+=+-%283%2A3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = -9 This is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%283%5E2%29+=+-%283%2A3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%283%5E2%29+=+-%283%2A3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = -9 ...not 9 as you show it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perhaps you meant to write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%29%5E2+=+%28-3%29%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%29%5E2+=+%28-3%29%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 9<BR>\n" );
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