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  • 05-02-2021
  • Mathematics
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Easy! What is -6^2? The calculator says -36, but -6*-6 is 36. Confusing.

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Vsales2003 Vsales2003
  • 06-02-2021
It would be 36. Cause 2 negatives cancels out
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  • 06-02-2021

You entered;

[tex]-6^{2}=(-1)(6)(6)=(-1)(36)=-36[/tex]

In order to get the answer that you intended;

[tex](-6)^{2}=(-6)(-6)=36[/tex]

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