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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you write (-9)^2 without an exponent

OpenStudy (anonymous):

multiply -9 * -9, or 81 because two negatives make a positive and 9 * 9 is 81

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No. -9 is in parentheses

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, that is why you multiply -9 * -9 instead of -(9*9)

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