Exponents with a Negative Base

In this lesson we talk about what to do when your dealing with exponents and you have a negative base. This video clearly explains the difference between having parentheses and not having parentheses around the base for a number in exponent form, when its base is negative.

[DeafMutedBeauty]

omg you are a genius I get it now THANKS :D

[Greenemath]

You're welcome, I'm glad it helped :0

[Greenemath]

@MegaWonderkitty

You just need to pay attention to what's going on. For example, lets say you have:

(-2)^-2 then you would end up with 1/(-2)^2 which would be 1/4. Let me know if you have a specific example or homework question I can help you with.

[Jus]

thanks now i know what i was doing wrong