SOLUTION: Could -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not?

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Question 1046713: Could -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? Why or why not?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, you can write any integer in base -2.

32 in base -2 = 1100000 (32 = 64 + (-1)*32)
64 in base -2 = 1000000