Question

What is the value of (-5)2?

Answer 1

-10 because 5 x 2 is 10 but it’s negative instead

Answer 2

-10

Explanation:

when a number Inside of parentheses is close to another number (like being near a fireplace trying to say warm) it means to multiply :3 !

Example: (3)2=6 6(6)=36

in our case it is (-5)2 So was ist -5 x 2? -10

hope this helped!

for some extra practice to check your knowledge, what is (-3+-2)2 ?