SOLUTION: Without performing actual computations, explain why (-29)(-29)(-29) is smaller than (-29)(-29).

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Question 572136: Without performing actual computations, explain why (-29)(-29)(-29) is smaller than (-29)(-29).
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Without performing actual computations, explain why (-29)(-29)(-29) is smaller than (-29)(-29).
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%28-29%29%5E3+%3C+%28-29%29%5E2 if you define smaller as more negative, ie, -5 < -4.
(-29)^2 is a positive number, but the magnitude of (-29)^3 is greater.
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-5 is less than -4, but that's not always the same as "smaller than."