>>>>>>>-2**2
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>what the answer... I lost my bet with my secondary schoolgirl daughter... :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-2^2 = -(2)^2 = -4
>>>>>>
>>>>>>That is why () are so important. (-2)^2 = 4
>>>>>
>>>>>VFP and me really flunked... :(
>>>>
>>>>The answer of vfp is correct - but it does like all prog languages - although not mentioned in the help - the unary operators have the highest precedence
>>>>
>>>>But in maths the answer would be -4
>>>
>>>It seem your math is good. But I was at %1 at 1987's university selection exam. Mine math was good too. How could I forget a basic thing like that. :(
>>
>>haha, you skipped too many classes + you were lucky at the selection exam
>>
>>update: or you were the only one attending the selection exam
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>Hehe... There were one million candidates. There were 180 questions, 180 minutes. four wrong answer delete one true answer. Most answered questions less worth than less answered questions. There were a lot of rules for select good candidates...
>
>I just remembered one simply question. It was like:
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>1,0000000001+1,00000000012
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>That question was failed by candidates who could answered integral and derivative questions... :))
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I'd be inclined to answer - if the comma is the decimal point this is

1,00000000022