How does 10 x (-3)^24 simplify to positive 10 x 3^24 and not negative 10 x 3^24 ?

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asked Mar 14, 2022 177k views

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Peri · Answer 1 · 2022-03-18T17:08:23+0000

Answer:

Below.-

Explanation:

Because when a negative is taken to an even power the results is positive.

So (-3)^24 is positive as 24 is even, and is the same as 3^24, and so the whole expression

10 * (-3)^24 = 10 ^ 3^24.