Is (-2) with the exponent 9 positive or negative

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asked Oct 22, 2020 109k views

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Kurotsuki · Answer 1 · 2020-10-29T05:56:42+0000

Answer:

negative

Explanation:

A negative value raised to an even exponent is positive

A negative value raised to an odd exponent is negative

(-2)^(9) = - 512 ← negative

(-2)^(8) = 256 ← positive