When a negative number is raised to an even power what is the sign of the result

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida. d. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida.

Iwill give you ! what is the measure of ∠v ?

Write the point-slope form of the line passing through (2, -12) and parallel to y=3x.