Recent content by ugeminorum

NO. Do you understand that -x^4, as written, actually stands for -1*x^4. Go look at an actual mathematics book for reference. So, follow the order of operations; take the four power first, then multiply by -1. If you would like, consult ANY standard algebra text. Wikipedia is not an...

So, in the expression -2^4, -2 is not a number. What happened to the negative numbers? If negation is taken purely as an operation, then there are no such things as negative numbers. Whenever I encounter a number with a negative sign, I am to interprut it as a positive number with the...

Apparently, you have not been taught order of operations. Or, more accurately, you have not been taught what is or is not an operation. There is only one operation in the given expression. That operation is the power operation. The base is negative 2. You mistake the - sign as an...