Question

Write (-2^6) as repeated mulitplication and evaluate. Is the answer positive or negative?

Answer 1

(-2^6) is 64, which is positive.

Explanation:

To write -2^6 as repeated multiplication, we can write it as (-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)*(-2). To evaluate this expression, we can compute it as follows:

(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)

= ((-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2))(-2)

= ((((-2)(-2)(-2)(-2))(-2))(-2)

= (((((-2)(-2)(-2))(-2))(-2))(-2)

= (((((-2)(-2))(-2))(-2))(-2))(-2)

= (((((-2)(-2))(-2))(-2))(-2))(-2)

= (((-2)(-2)(-2))(-2))(-2)(-2)

= (((-2)(-2)(-2))(-2))(-2)(-2)

= ((-2)(-2))(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)

= (-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)

= 64

Therefore, the result of (-2^6) is 64, which is positive.