document.write( "Question 904508: what is -6 to the power of 2 my answer is 12
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Algebra.Com's Answer #548746 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Raising to a power means multiplying it by itself the number of times shown byu the exponent.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-6%29%5E2=6%2A6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-6%29%5E3=-6%2A6%2A6\"$
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