What is -a⁻² if a = -5?

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Petri Lehtinen asked Oct 10, 2022

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What is -a⁻² if a = -5?

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First, plug -5 in for a, -(-5)^2. We treat the negative on the outside of the paranthese as a -1 so we do -1 times -5 and we get 5. Then we square 5 and get 25.

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