Question

What is - 2})^{3} " align="absmiddle" class="latex-formula">
Will it be positive or negative? Why?​

Answer 1

Answer is -8
why ? Because there’s only a number that’s negative so if one number is negative then the answer is gonna be negative

Answer 2

Ok so (-2)^3 means -2 x -2 x -2

Now -2 x -2 = 4
Because minus into minus is plus

4 x -2 = -8
Because minus into plus is minus

Therefore, we can see that -2 x -2 x -2 = -8

Which is the same as saying (-2)^3 = -8