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[–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Sincere question: why do you put that negative -27 in parentheses?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    -27^2/3 would come out to a different number, because the exponentiation has a higher precedence than the negation

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children)

    Ah, so without parentheses, it would be:
    x = -27^2
    x / 3?
    That doesn't sound very intuitive though...

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    -27^2/3^ is a different answer and problem than (-27)^2/3^.

    (-27)^2^ is (-27)(-27) while -27^2^ is (-27)(27).

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