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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why is -3^2 = -9??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Order of operations PEMDAS We do exponents and then multiply. The negative sign is like multiplication -3^2 = - 3 x 3 = -9 not positive 9 that would be (-3)^2 = -3 x -3 = 9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i see

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it can be written as \(-(3)^2\)

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