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negative number raised to even power
05-03-2015, 07:21 PM
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RE: negative number raised to even power
(04-26-2015 10:22 AM)Didier Lachieze Wrote:  
(04-26-2015 07:20 AM)Thomas Radtke Wrote:  MS Excel.
MS Excel evaluates -2^2 to 4 but 4-2^2 to 0. Not very consistent IMHO.

In one case, the minus sign is negation, in the other, it's subtraction, not inconsistent at all. Two different uses, two different outcomes.

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negative number raised to even power - DrD - 04-25-2015, 11:24 AM
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