if you have - (-5) ^3 do the two negatives cancel out each other and you are left with possitive 125? U guys should know because u are smart. thanks for the help!!
2007-09-01 14:37:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
If you expand it, you will see that there are 4 negatives being multiplied. If there are an even number of negatives, the end product will be positive. If there are an odd number of negatives, the end product will be negative.
-(-5)(-5)(-5) = 125
2007-09-01 14:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by JO 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if your question is [-(-5)]^3 or -[(-5)^3]......
However, the answer is the same in both cases......
[-(-5)]^3
= 5^3
= 125
-[(-5)^3]
= -(-125)
= 125
2007-09-01 22:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A minus times a minus makes a plus, a plus times a minus makes a minus. The answer is -125.
2007-09-01 21:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
-(-5^3)
-(-125)
125
2007-09-01 21:44:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋