Is the answer 8 or -8?

Is the answer 8 or -8?

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Windows calculator says 8 :^)

But it is (-2)^3 = -8.

It's
> -8

4 turns into 4/1. Cross cancel the denominator of 3/4 with 4/1 and you have 3/1 which is obviously 3. -2 * -2 * -2 = -8.

the answer is a positive number

Why the fuck does it say 8...

Why are you solving the kids homework?

follow the steps retard

Because 2⁴ = (-2)⁴

>one equation is the entirety of his homework

I'm bored anyway. If user cheats and doesn't understand math then user will crash and burn later on, no skin off my bones.

Both are correct. That's how roots work.

Then answer why it can't be -8.

NO, NO....the answer is 12.

Compete the parenthesis first....so 3/4 = 0.75
16*0.75=12

What's the program?

symbolab.com/

That shit is going to save me like 300 złotys, thanks user

No problem. :)

windows calculator is shit and so are you

((-2)^4)^(3/4)=16^(3/4)=(16e^(i2pi*k))^(3/4)=2^3e^(i3pi/2*k))=8e^(-i*k*pi/2) where k is a whole number
so 8 -8 8i and -8i are all valid answers depending on your choice of k.

what the fuck is that shit