Question

What is 3 to the power of 2-6(7+8)

Answer 1

I hope this helps - it depends what you doing for it to be negative or nonnegative.. :)

Answer 2

Answer:

  -88

3                or 3^(-88)

Step-by-step explanation:

Start with the "power" 2 - 6(7 + 8).  "Order of operations rules" require us to do work inside the parentheses first:  (7+8) = (15) = 15.

Then the "power" is 2 -6(15), or 2 - 90, or -88.

Apply this power to the base 3.  We get:

  -88                                                             1

3                    or    3^(-88)                or   -------------

                                                                 3^88