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

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32 NOT, because:

(-2)⁵ = (-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2) = -32

64 YES, because:

(-2)⁶ = (-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2) = 64
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