Answer
-64
Work Step by Step
Multiply the base by itself the number of times that the exponent indicates. Since there are no parenthesis, the negative sign adds a negative coefficient on the exponential expression.
-8$^2$=-(8)(8)=-(64)=-64
Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-805-9
Chapter 1 - Section 1.8 - Exponents and Order of Operations - Exercise Set - Page 99: 14
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