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

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Question 1165615: Could -2 be used as a base to rewrite 32

Answer by josgarithmetic(39627) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%5E5=32.

Try and see for -2:
%28-2%29%5E5=-32.

If you choose -2 as a base, to get 32, you would need to make some other adjustment. ONLY base of -2? No.