Question

$if \: x = - 1 \: then \: {x}^{2017} =$
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

"A negative number raise to the power of a odd number gives negative number"

$if \: x = - 1, \: \: then \: {x}^{2017} = { - 1}^{2017 } \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = - 1$

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Answer 2

If x= -1

then x^2017 = -1

Reason : As x has odd power , the answer would have been negative , if x has even power , the answer would have been positive.

Ex-

x=-1

x²= -1²= 1

x³=-1³=-1

Hope you can understand

cause I can't explain properly.