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From: mathedman
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 00:00

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In article <365494c2.0@news1.ibm.net>,
  "ATREYES" <ATREYES_@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Could anyone tell me the result of the following two exp's.
> -(2)^2
> and
> (-2)^2
> Could you also explain how you came to the answer.  Hint:  There are two
> possible answers 4 and -4.
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  They mean exactly what they say!
 -(2)^2 says the negative of (the square of two) which is
       the negative of 4
 (-2)^2 says square negative 2 which gives 4

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