>>>>>>>-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. :(
>>
>>You seem pretty knowledgeable for someone who tested in the bottom 1%.
>>
>>(KIDDING!!!!)
>
>Hehe... Bottom %10-%20 got zero point because of four fail delete one true answer... :)
>
>That should be a shame for our government. Noone should got zero point from that exam. That's really hard got zero.

Maybe they specialize in imaginary numbers.