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If something is to a negative power is the number negative? eg: 5^-2

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No, you would but 5/\-2 into an fraction. When you put it an a fraction, it becomes a positive. 1/5/\2. This equals 1/25.


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not nessicarly it means you are moving the decimal left two places if it was positive you would move the decimal to the right two places

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