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Evaluate A² for A = -4.

User Volker Seibt
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Answer:

-4^2= 16

Explanation:

User Luisdemarchi
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Answer:

-4^2= 16

Explanation:

a^2 when A=-4 means -4^2 which, when expanded means, -4*-4 that equals a positive 16 because the negatives cancel out.

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