Question

Why is neg2to the 4th power. Neg 16 .?
-2times-2times-2times 2times = 16.

Answer 1

Is it written (-2)^4 or
-2^4 ?
These are different problems.
The first (-2)^4 means
(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2) = 16
The second -2^4 means
- 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = -16