why if the power of a negative number is odd the result is negative and even is positive Share with your friends Share 0 Varun.Rawat answered this We know that,-1odd = -1 ; -1even = 1When we multiply negative sign odd number of times, then we get negative sign in the solution.For example,-23 = -2×-2×-2 =-1×-1×-1 ×2×2×2 = -1 × 8 = -8When we multiply negative sign even number of times, we get positive sign in the solution.For example,-24 = -2×-2×-2 × -2 = -1×-1×-1 ×-1×2×2×2×2 = 1 × 16 = 16 0 View Full Answer