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EQUAL OR OPPOSITES?
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The concepts for this exercise are summarized below.
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When you raise a number and its opposite to the same even power,
then you get the same result. That is:
For all real numbers x , (-x)EVEN = xEVEN.
When you raise a number and its opposite to the same odd power,
then you get opposites as the result. That is:
For all real numbers x , (-x)ODD = -xODD.
EXAMPLES:
Determine if the expressions are EQUAL or OPPOSITES.
(-x)2 and x2 are equal.
(-x)3 and x3 are opposites.
(-x)4 and -x4 are opposites.
(-x)5 and -x5 are equal.