document.write( "Question 775469: What is the answer of -5 to the 4th power? What is the formula? My answer is -625 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "If it's\r\n" );
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document.write( "(-5)4 , with the negative sign inside parentheses, \r\n" );
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document.write( "then it means (-5)(-5)(-5)(-5) = +625\r\n" );
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document.write( "But if it's\r\n" );
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document.write( "-54 ,  with the negative sign NOT inside parentheses,\r\n" );
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document.write( " then it means -1×(5)(5)(5)(5) = -625\r\n" );
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document.write( "Always be sure which it is, so you won't get the sign wrong.\r\n" );
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