Explain the differnce between -3^4 and (-3)^4

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The difference is that (-3)^4 has a negative 3 with parenthesis around it, which means that if it was in PEMDAS, you would work that out first.

Kanomdook answered Mar 9, 2022

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Answer:

${ - 3}^(4) = - (3 * 3 * 3 * 3) \\ {( - 3)}^(4) = ( - 3 * - 3 * - 3 * - 3)$

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