439,791 views
10 votes
10 votes
Evaluate the expression
{ - 4}^(2)

User Sacha
by
2.6k points

1 Answer

13 votes
13 votes

Step 1: Let's evaluate the following expression


(-4)^2

Step 2: Solve the exponent expression:


(-4)^2\text{ = -4 }\ast\text{ - 4 = 16}

The correct answer is 16.

For the second case, we apply the same principle:


-5^2\ast4\text{ = -5}\ast\text{ -5 }\cdot\text{ 4 = 25 }\ast4\text{ = 100}

User Malificent
by
2.8k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.