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Explain the difference between (-10) To the second power. And -10 To the second power.

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Answer:

without the parenthesis it would just be 100 but with it, it would be -100 :)

User Yoano
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Answer:

Basically when you use parantheses it protects that number from becoming negative...

-10^2 is -100 but with paranthesis is 100

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