I bet you also thought it was correct

[gh0st]

kk




(-2^2)=4 or -4?

[techb]

-4 in the people world. And ¦-5¦ in the realm of or imaginations. Numbers are brought on by man to understand the outside world. They can be anything we want, all arbitrary.

[Kulverstukas]

I don't get it?

[Axon]

it's 4

[Infinityexists]

kk




(-2^2)=4 or -4?

it is definitely -4
Reason , since the power is not outside the bracket the negative sign is not squared therefore the answer is -4.
if it was like this, (-2)^2 then the answer would have 4

[pl0tuS]

it is definitely -4
Reason , since the power is not outside the bracket the negative sign is not squared therefore the answer is -4.
if it was like this, (-2)^2 then the answer would have 4

This is right.

[gh0st]

I don't get it?

what is the resolve of (-4^2)

square of -4

what do you think is the answer -4 or 4?

[Deque]

I don't get it too. The answer is not difficult and not a matter of opinion unless you take it like techb.

[gh0st]

lol I always tho that (-2^2) was 4 but it is -4 just wanted to see if you also tho the same

[gh0st]

what is the resolve of (-2^2)

square of -2

what do you think is the answer -4 or 4?

[Axon]

lol I always tho that (-2^2) was 4 but it is -4 just wanted to see if you also tho the same

Another definition, since A^2 = A*A then (-2^2) is like (-2*-2) = 4 .

[ca0s]

-2^2 is 4. With or without brackets. Negation has preference over exponential. If it was -(2^2) it would be -4. That's all, and I am kinda surprised.
Derp. See Deque's next post.

[Deque]

-2^2 is 4. With or without brackets. Negation has preference over exponential. If it was -(2^2) it would be -4. That's all, and I am kinda surprised.

Your order of precedence is not the one used in mathematics. Some programming languages and programs may have an unary minus that has a higher precedence than exponentiation, but that is not something a mathematician would do.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations#cite_note-2

The order of operations, or precedence, used throughout mathematics, science, technology and many computer programming languages is expressed here:^[2]
terms inside parentheses or brackets
exponents and roots
multiplication and division
addition and subtraction

In written or printed mathematics, the expression −3² is interpreted to mean −(3²) = −9

Wolfram Alpha:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=-2^2

@gh0st: Now I understand that there is indeed a misconception about this.

Edit: Link added.

[Axon]

@gh0st: Now I understand that there is indeed a misconception about this.

and the right answer would be ....

[Deque]

and the right answer would be ....

My answer to ca0s already implies the correct answer.