document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144775>Question 1144775</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #765947 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52879)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=765947\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In  my opinion, this post is typical provocation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is not a Math problem, because the question has no an exact/precise Math meaning.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It does not ask if 32 can be presented as  (-2)^x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It asks (word-in-word) \"Could -2 be <U>used to rewrite</U> . . .  \".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this form, the answer is \"YES\" :  32 = -(-2)^5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the post is the kind of provocation.\r<BR>\n" );
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