How do you evaluate the power ${(- 1)}^{3}$ $(-1)^3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-19T09:51:33

$- 1$ $-1$

Given: ${(- 1)}^{3} = (- 1) \times (- 1) \times (- 1)$ $" "(-1)^3" "=" "color(magenta)((-1)xx(-1))color(green)(xx(-1))$

When the signs are the same multiplying gives a plus giving:
$(- 1) \times (- 1) = (+ 1)$ $color(magenta)((-1)xx(-1)=(+1))$

When the signs are different multiplying gives a minus giving:
$+ 1 \times (- 1) = - 1$ $color(magenta)(+1)color(green)(xx(-1))color(blue)( = -1)$

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