Which statement is always true?

1. A negative exponent cannot be part of an expression's numerator.

2. A negative base raised to the power of 2 has a negative value.

3. A negative base raised to the power of 2 has a positive value.

4. Any number to the first power is zero.

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Camron Montgomery · Answer 1

3, because a negative number multiplied by another negative number (in this case, itself) will always be a positive number.

Which statement is always true?1. A negative exponent cannot be part of an expression's numerator.2. A negative base raised to the power of 2 has a negative value.3. A negative base raised to the power of 2 has a positive value.4. Any number to the first power is zero.