document.write( "Question 473075: -7^2 , (-7)^2 why are they different? \n" ); document.write( "
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-7^2
\n" ); document.write( "The negative is excluded from the squaring:
\n" ); document.write( "-7^2 = -7*7 = -49
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\n" ); document.write( "The negative is included in the squaring:
\n" ); document.write( "(-7)^2 = (-7)(-7) = +49
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