Static vs. non-static method

Question

Suppose you have some method that could be made static, inside a non-static class.
For example:

private double power(double a, double b)
    {
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Answer 1

Note that it is highly unlikely the compiler is even allowed to make that change on your behalf since it changes the signature of the method. As a result, some carefully crafted reflection (if you were using any) could stop working, and the compiler really cannot tell if this is the case.