document.write( "Question 760902: Why is this a Positive answer? -(-5)^3 = 125
\n" ); document.write( "Why is this a Negative answer? -7^2 = -49
\n" ); document.write( "I got -125 and 49, but the practice question came out this way.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #462921 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Note that if you have an odd number of negative
\n" ); document.write( "factors, you get a negative result:
\n" ); document.write( "(-) x (-) x (-) = (-)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-%28-5%29%5E3+=+-%28+%28-5%29%2A%28-5%29%2A%28-5%29+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-%28+%28-5%29%2A%28-5%29%2A%28-5%29+%29+=+-%28+-125+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-%28+-125+%29+=+125+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-7%5E2+=+-%28+7%2A7+%29+=+-49+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Note that the minus in front is really a
\n" ); document.write( "shorthand for $\"+%28-1%29%2A7%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "If they showed it this way:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+-7+%29%5E2+\"$ then you get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+-7+%29%5E2+=+49+\"$
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