Name: How Do You Evaluate a Power with a Negative Base?
Uploaded: 2022-12-12T08:40:02.378Z
Channel: House of Math
Description: When the base of a power is negative, the product is positive if the exponent is even, and negative otherwise. Watch this video to learn more.

When the base of a power is negative, the product is positive if the exponent is even, and negative otherwise. Watch this video to learn more.

How Do You Evaluate a Power with a Negative Base?

Consists of a base and exponent. The base is multiplied by itself the number of times indicated by the exponent.

The part of a power showing the factor that is multiplied by itself.

The part of a power showing how many times the base is multiplied by itself

A part of something. In algebra, the numerator and denominator contain algebraic expressions.

The number at the top of a fraction. It tells you the number of equal parts taken.

The number at the bottom of a fraction. It tells you the total number of equal parts in a whole.

Every number in a multiplication problem that is multiplied is called a factor.