standard_description: Apply properties of operations as strategies to add, subtract, factor, and expand linear expressions with rational coefficients.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Consider the statement: A negative number raised to any whole number power will be negative.
Is this statement always, sometimes, or never true? Justify your response.
Problem 2
Consider the statement: An odd number raised to an odd power will be odd.
Is this statement always, sometimes, or never true? Justify your response.
Problem 3
What is the last digit of
$${7^{2023}}$$
? Explain.


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