document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202091>Question 1202091</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why -2 to the power of 4 = -16?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the expression is written in words, instead of with formal mathematical symbols, there are two different interpretations that give different answers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2) to the power of 4 = (-2)^4 = 16<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(2 to the power of 4) = -(2^4) = -16<br><BR>\n" );
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