SOLUTION: True or False For any real number a, (-a)squared = -asquared

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Question 216944: True or False
For any real number a, (-a)squared = -asquared
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True or False
For any real number a, (-a)squared = -asquared
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%28-a%29%5E2+=+a%5E2
-a%5E2+=+-a%5E2
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One counterexample disproves it.
%28-5%29%5E2+=+25
-+5%5E2+=+-25