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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify: -5^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(-5)^2 = -5 * -5 = 25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if that is..-(5)^2, then, -( 5 * 5) = -(25) = -25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LOL! Thank you! I was trying to figure out how it got to be positive! :-) Thanks very much.

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