Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation:
The statements are shown below:
A) She used the wrong number as a repeated factor and should have evaluated -2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2.
B) She used the wrong number as a repeated factor and should have evaluated -(8x8).
C) She misinterpreted the exponential form and should have multiplied -2 and 8.
D) She made a sign error when multiplying and should have had 256 as a final answer.
Solution:
The problem to simplify is:
[tex](-2)^{8}[/tex]
Haley's steps are shown below:
[tex](-2)^{8}=(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)(-2)=-256[/tex]
Generally,
[tex](a)^b[/tex] is actually "a" multiplied "b" times.
So, Haley wrote "-2" eight times multiplied together. That is okay.
Now,
We are dealing with negative numbers.
Haley wrote "-2" eight times, which is EVEN number of times, so the answer would be POSITIVE. But, Haley's answer is negative. Which is wrong. But "256" is right.
Haley's error is:
Answer choice D
