Could -2be used as a base to rewrite 32? 64? why or why not

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Jamie Folsom · Answer 1 · 2018-05-31T05:49:20+0000

32. No because (-2)^5= -32. The exponent is odd so the negative sign does not cancel out.

64. Yes because (-2)^6=64. The exponent is positive so the negative sign in -2 is cancelled out through multiplication.

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