SOLUTION: Can -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32

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Question 1122521: Can -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, josgarithmetic:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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No
+-2%5E5+=+-32+
Since the exponent is odd, the result
Is negative, not positive

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2%5E5=32


%28%2B2%29%5E5=32

%28-2%29%5E5 ?
%28-2%29%28-2%29%2A%28-2%29%28-2%29%2A%28-2%29
4%2A4%2A%28-2%29
16%2A%28-1%29%282%29
%28-1%2916%2A2
-32



Can -2 be used as a base to write 32? Yes, if you do it THIS way:
-%28-2%29%5E5=32
or
%28-1%29%28-2%29%5E5=32