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[-] Limitless_screaming@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

I was taught that negative numbers should be written as (-2) with the parentheses when using exponents. So I assume that the calculators are doing it right, or maybe it's just a measure against calculators doing it wrong? I cannot be sure. Also-2 = 0-2 so -2^2 = 0-2^2.

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

No you misunderstand. I'm not talking about the negative. 2² = 4. But in your original comment you said -2² = -8 ? I think you meant -2² = -4

[-] Limitless_screaming@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Oh, right. It should have been -4. Thanks.

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago
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