Thanks. You might be thinking of the order of operations wrong. Example:
−3² = −(3 × 3) = −9
(−3)² = (−3) × (−3) = 9
If there are no parentheses, you first square 3 and then negate the result. But if there are, then you square -3 first as you explained.
I took a look and Mathy correctly accounts for these. But if you're sure your problem had parentheses instead of what you shared, please let me know!
Either way, thank you for the feedback, this was a good thing for me to double check.
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−3² = −(3 × 3) = −9 (−3)² = (−3) × (−3) = 9
If there are no parentheses, you first square 3 and then negate the result. But if there are, then you square -3 first as you explained.
I took a look and Mathy correctly accounts for these. But if you're sure your problem had parentheses instead of what you shared, please let me know!
Either way, thank you for the feedback, this was a good thing for me to double check.
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