Answer
Negative.
Work Step by Step
$(-2)^3$ means we are repeating the multiplication of $-2$ 3 times.
$(-2)(-2)(-2)=4(-2)=-8$
Since $-8$ is a negative number, the value of this expression is negative.
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - 7-1 Zero and Negative Exponents - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 418: 49
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