Answer
$-5^2= -25$
Work Step by Step
NOTE: A huge mistake is to consider the negative sign as part of the base. If the negative sign is not in parenthesis, it is NOT in the base.
$-5^2 = -(5 *5) = -25$
Algebra 2 (1st Edition)
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie; Kanold, Timothy D.; Stiff, Lee
Published by
McDougal Littell
ISBN 10:
0618595414
ISBN 13:
978-0-61859-541-9
Chapter 1, Equations and Inequalities - 1.2 Evaluate and Simplify Algebraic Expressions - 1.2 Exercises - Skill Practice - Page 13: 8
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