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Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.
-7^2+4(-7)-4

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-7^2+4(-7)-4

49-28-4

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My thought process goes as follows

I went -7x-7 which is 49 (negative x negative is equal to a positive)

4(-7) means 4x-7

Then added them all together

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