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Evaluate (-5) to the power of 3

User Ade Crown
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Explanation:

it's quite easy to go around this problem.

first you gotta consider the negative (-) sign..

you know when a negative sign multiplies another negative sign you'll get a positive sign.

example

-5*-5= ?

since you know the negative sign would turn to a positive sign when they multiply each other.

and be mindful of problems with different signs like

−6×9, you'll definitely get a negative answer

Now to your question.

(−5)^3, if you're struggling with composite expression,all you need is to break it down to simplified form

since it's -5 raised to the power of 3

you can as well write it as -5*-5*-5 (pay attention to the negative sign). then go through with your calculations

if you do it correctly, you'll arrive at the answer

-125

User Lukegravitt
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Answer:

(-5)^3 = -125

Explanation:

(-5)^3

= (-5) × (-5) × (-5) = -125

= (-5)^3 = -125

(-5) to the power of 3 is just (-5) multiplied by itself 3 times so (-5) to the power of 3 is (-5)^3 which is -125

User Ludovic Landry
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