Why do I get a negative answer even though the exponent is even and the other exponent is odd? Doesn't the exponent being odd or even determine if the answer is negative or positive?Here are two examples:
−(3/2)2 = −2 1/4.
−(3/2)3 = −3 3/8.
Why do you think this is????
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