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Christian says that when you raise a base number to a power of 3, it is impossible for the number to get smaller. Do you agree or disagree? Prove your answer.

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disagree

at first glance, you would agree that a # to the third power would be greater, however, when the base is a negative #, the result is a negative and smaller #.

for example, 3^3 = 27 but if it is -3^3, the answer is -27.
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