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negative number raised to even power
05-07-2015, 03:55 AM (This post was last modified: 05-07-2015 04:02 AM by Wes Loewer.)
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RE: negative number raised to even power
(05-06-2015 03:40 PM)Thomas Radtke Wrote:  
(05-06-2015 02:37 PM)Wes Loewer Wrote:  Consider the function f(x)=exp(-x^2)
Interesting, but here we have a variable instead of a number.

True, but I figured that either negation precedes exponentiation or it doesn't.
I'm curious, for those that say -2^2 = 4, what about -(2)^2 ?
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negative number raised to even power - DrD - 04-25-2015, 11:24 AM
RE: negative number raised to even power - Wes Loewer - 05-07-2015 03:55 AM



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