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If you're talking about $\"-%283%29%5E2\"$ and $\"-3%5E2\"$ , then the answer is no. There is no difference between $\"-%283%29%5E2\"$ and $\"-3%5E2\"$ since $\"-%283%29%5E2=-%289%29=-9\"$ and $\"-3%5E2=-9\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "However, if you're talking about $\"%28-3%29%5E2\"$ and $\"-3%5E2\"$ , then there is a difference since $\"%28-3%29%5E2=%28-3%29%2A%28-3%29=9\"$ and $\"-3%5E2=-9\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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