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- Mathematics
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- Algebra
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- exponents
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When calculating the exponents of a negative number the answer will always will be positive:
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-5^2 = 25
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This confused me but it was because I was thinking of it in terms of $-5 \cdot 5$ when in fact it is $-5 \cdot -5$ and when two negative numbers are multiplied the product is always negative.
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