Negative number raised to an even power returns a negative number
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Mathematically, the number -2 raised to the power of 2 will return 4. However, in Python the following occurs
In [7]: -2**2
Out[7]: -4
Negative number raised to an even power returns a negative number
Mathematically, the number -2 raised to the power of 2 will return 4. However, in Python the following occurs
In [7]: -2**2
Out[7]: -4