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Glitch in the matrix (ani.social)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think they mean that you said the correct answer is -8 in your first comment. Typo?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was taught that negative numbers should be written as (-2) with the parentheses when using exponents. So I assume that the calculators are doing it right, or maybe it's just a measure against calculators doing it wrong? I cannot be sure. Also-2 = 0-2 so -2^2 = 0-2^2.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No you misunderstand. I'm not talking about the negative. 2² = 4. But in your original comment you said -2² = -8 ? I think you meant -2² = -4

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh, right. It should have been -4. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

No big