What is a negative 2 squared?

What is a negative 2 squared?

In fact, any number at all can be squared, even numbers like pi and 0. This is because to square a number just means to multiply it by itself. For example, (-2) squared is (-2)(-2) = 4. Note that this is positive because when you multiply two negative numbers you get a positive result.

What happens when a negative number is squared?

Since squaring a negative number is basically multiplying the negative number by the same negative number, the answer will be positive.

What is the cube of minus 2?

-8 is the cube of -2.

Why does my calculator say a negative squared is negative?

This is because the ² operation binds more tightly than negation, as others have said. To calculate the square of -5, you would need to enter “(-5)²”. But if with a traditional calculator you input the number -5 in the display and then press the x² key, you should get the correct answer of 25.

Is negative 1 squared positive?

(-1)^2 = (-1) (-1) = 1. Square of any negative number is always positive!!! Unless you’re trying to say negative of squared 1 which is -(1)^2 and equals to -1.

Is a minus cubed a minus?

When the exponent is odd (like 1 or 3), the result is negative. When exponent is even (like 2), the result is positive. Cubes always involve multiplying a number by itself three times, so if the number is negative the cube will always be negative (and if the cube is negative, its cube root has to be negative too).

What is a number to the negative 2 power?

Negative exponents denote a reciprocal value. A number raised to a negative power is equal to one over the number raised to the positive opposite power. Example: x^-2 = 1/x^2.

What squared equals 2?

Squares From 02 to 62

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