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4. Explain the difference between (-5)^(2) and -5^2 ?
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4. Explain the difference between (-5)^(2) and -5^2 ?

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Answer:

The first one means everything in the bracket is squared even the sign while the second one only the number is squared.

Explanation:

Therefore answer for (-5)^(2) is 25

While for -5^2 is -25

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