Use Your Calculator to Perform Each Calculation and Observe the Answers

question 37

Multiple Choice

Use your calculator to perform each calculation and observe the answers. Use inductive reasoning to determine which statement is true.
- $( - 11 ) ^ { 3 } ; ( - 4 ) ^ { 5 } ; ( - 1.3 ) ^ { 7 } ; ( - 0.96 ) ^ { 9 }$

• A)Raising a negative number to an odd power gives an error message on a calculator.
• B)Raising a negative number to an odd power gives a positive result.
• C)Raising a negative number to an odd power can give either a positive or negative result.
• D)Raising a negative number to an odd power gives a negative result.

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