im blank um is (-5)with and exponet 2 on the outside of the parentasis isnt it gona be positive 25!? not neg?

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im blank um is (-5)with and exponet 2 on the outside of the parentasis isnt it gona be positive 25!? not neg?

2007-10-04 10:35:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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you got it right. and if there weren't any parenthesis it would be -25

2007-10-04 10:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by horrible_hobbits 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, because it is the same as (-1) squared times (5) squared, with the square of -1 being +1. Without the parenthesis it would be the same as (-1) time (5) squared, which would be -25.

2007-10-04 17:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by Wiz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋