document.write( "Question 730763: what expression is equivalent to (-2)^8
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document.write( "Indeed,  =  = 256.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In case (a),  [(-2)^4]^4 = 16^4 = 65536.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In case (b), [(-2)^5]^3 = (-32)^3 = -32768.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, neither (a) nor (b) is the correct value.\r\n" );
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