233k views
1 vote
Is a negative number to the seventh power negative

User Kaladin
by
4.2k points

1 Answer

5 votes

7 is an odd number since it can't be divided evenly by 2.

A negative number taken to an odd power will always be negative.

For example, -1⁵ is -1 because 5 is an odd number.

User JJ Beck
by
4.3k points